Geoffrey Howe was born in 1926 at Port Talbot, Wales, to Benjamin Edward Howe, a solicitor and coroner, and Eliza Florence (née Thomson) Howe. He was to describe himself as a quarter Scottish , a quarter Cornish and half Welsh .
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Nov 15, 2020 · The Geoffrey Howe resignation speech which destroyed Margaret Thatcher’s political career precisely 30 years ago last week had kairos by the bucketload. But then it needed to. Delivery was never...
Oct 10, 2015 · Former Chancellor Lord Geoffrey Howe has died after suffering a suspected heart attack, his family has announced. His resignation speech in 1990 is widely seen as a central factor in Lady...
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May 17, 2018 · British Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe (born 1926) was one of Britain's most important political leaders through the 1980s. Sir (Richard Edward) Geoffrey Howe was the chancellor of the Exchequer, entrusted with the key job of directing economic policy, in the Conservative government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher which took office in 1979.
Dec 9, 2020 · Thatcher's longest-serving cabinet minister, Geoffrey Howe, caused her downfall. After many years of loyal service, including positions as foreign secretary and deputy prime minister, Howe...
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Oct 10, 2015 · Geoffrey Howe, the close cabinet ally who became Thatcher’s assassin Andrew Rawnsley reflects on the career of the most significant minister of the Thatcher cabinets – and the day his patience...
Oct 10, 2015 · 10 October 2015 Geoffrey Howe was one of the longest-serving Conservative cabinet members of modern times. He was at the Foreign Office for the second longest period of the 20th Century, and was...
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