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Kenneth Clarke

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Kenneth Harry Clarke, Baron Clarke of Nottingham (born 2 July 1940) is a British politician who served as Home Secretary from 1992 to 1993 and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1993 to 1997. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Rushcliffe from 1970 to 2019, serving as Father of the House of Commons between 2017 and 2019. Clarke served in the Cabinets of Margaret Thatcher and John Major as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1987 to 1988, Health Secretary from 1988 to 1990, and Education Secretary from 1990 to 1992. He held two of the Great Offices of State as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kenneth Clarke is the 5,283rd most popular politician (up from 17,338th in 2019), the 1,191st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,655th in 2019) and the 229th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kenneth Clarke ranks 5,283 out of 19,576. Before him are Milo Đukanović, Chen Shui-bian, Parysatis, Emperor Shengzong of Liao, Timoleon, and Shiban. After him are Domitia Lepida the Younger, Loukas Notaras, Al-Adil II, Sahib I Giray, Andronikos Palaiologos, and Mōri Motonari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Kenneth Clarke ranks 109. Before him are Linda Gray, Richard Lynch, Mamnoon Hussain, Phil Ochs, Gudrun Ensslin, and Jean-Luc Nancy. After him are Max Mosley, James Brolin, Sepp Piontek, Katharine Ross, Saul Kripke, and Jan Jongbloed.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kenneth Clarke ranks 1,191 out of 8,785. Before him are Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester (1215), Francis Walsingham (1532), Richard J. Roberts (1943), Francis Lee (1944), John McAfee (1945), and Terry Jones (1942). After him are William Tyndale (1494), John Mayall (1933), Roddy McDowall (1928), Robert Powell (1944), George Darwin (1845), and Thomas Andrews (1813).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Kenneth Clarke ranks 229. Before him are Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428), John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504), Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594), William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779), Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester (1215), and Francis Walsingham (1532). After him are Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild (1936), William Hague (1961), Reginald Johnston (1874), Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915), Cosmo Duff-Gordon (1862), and William the Lion (1142).

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