John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market
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John Roddick Russell MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market, OBE, PC, FKC (born 14 February 1937), is a politician from the United Kingdom. A member of the Conservative Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Norfolk from 1974 to 2001. He served in the Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1985–87), Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1987–89), Secretary of State for Education and Science (1989–90), Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council (1990–92), and Secretary of State for Transport (1992–94). He was made a life peer in 2001.
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Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member of Parliament for South Norfolk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 28 February 1974 – 14 May 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | John Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Richard Bacon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1937-02-14) 14 February 1937 (age 87) London, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of St Andrews King's College London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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