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Geoffrey Howe

1926 - 2015

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Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon, (20 December 1926 – 9 October 2015), known from 1970 to 1992 as Sir Geoffrey Howe, was a British politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1989 to 1990. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Margaret Thatcher's longest-serving Cabinet minister, successively holding the posts of chancellor of the Exchequer, foreign secretary, and finally leader of the House of Commons, deputy prime minister and Lord President of the Council. His resignation on 1 November 1990 is widely considered to have precipitated the leadership challenge that led to Thatcher's resignation three weeks later. Born in Port Talbot, Wales, Howe was educated at Bridgend Preparatory School, Abberley Hall School, Winchester College, and – after serving in the army as a lieutenant – Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he read law. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Geoffrey Howe is the 13,701st most popular politician (down from 13,100th in 2019), the 3,342nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,939th in 2019) and the 466th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, Geoffrey Howe ranks 13,701 out of 19,576. Before him are Antti Tulenheimo, Yoshihito, Prince Katsura, Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus, José Figueroa Alcorta, Malik Kafur, and Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. After him are Florence Arthaud, Martin Špegelj, Jorge Serrano Elías, Danilo Astori, Kaspar Villiger, and Võ Văn Kiệt.

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Among people born in 1926, Geoffrey Howe ranks 300. Before him are Baltazar, Rodrigo Carazo Odio, Danièle Delorme, Sven Axbom, Kurt Schmied, and Samuel Goldwyn Jr.. After him are Ludvík Vaculík, Jacques Rozier, Christine Jorgensen, Ian Paisley, James Krüss, and Bal Thackeray. Among people deceased in 2015, Geoffrey Howe ranks 264. Before him are Karl H. Pribram, Elizabeth Wilson, Hermann Zapf, Danièle Delorme, Gheorghe Gruia, and Samuel Goldwyn Jr.. After him are Florence Arthaud, Theodore Bikel, Ludvík Vaculík, Manorama, Karel Mejta Sr, and Ellsworth Kelly.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Geoffrey Howe ranks 3,343 out of 8,785. Before him are Sam Allardyce (1954), William Edward Ayrton (1847), Richard Anthony Salisbury (1761), Thomas Bell (1792), James Norton (1985), and Noddy Holder (1946). After him are Mark Thatcher (1953), Steve Perryman (1951), Martin Birch (1948), Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema (1852), Charles Cameron (1746), and Allan Ramsay (1713).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Geoffrey Howe ranks 466. Before him are Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443), Princess Louisa of Great Britain (1749), Robin Cook (1946), Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609), Matthew Hopkins (1620), and Elizabeth Fry (1780). After him are Herbert Lawford (1851), George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758), Ian Paisley (1926), William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768), George W. Campbell (1769), and Roy Jenkins (1920).

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