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Michael Howard

1941 - Today

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Michael Howard, Baron Howard of Lympne (born Michael Hecht; 7 July 1941) is a British politician who was Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from November 2003 to December 2005. He previously held cabinet positions in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major, including Secretary of State for Employment, Secretary of State for the Environment and Home Secretary. Howard was born in Swansea to a Jewish family, his father from Romania and his mother from Wales. He studied at Peterhouse, Cambridge, following which he joined the Young Conservatives. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Howard is the 3,054th most popular politician (up from 16,169th in 2019), the 754th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,674th in 2019) and the 155th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Michael Howard ranks 3,054 out of 19,576. Before him are Hyejong of Goryeo, Thomas Boni Yayi, Prabowo Subianto, John Boland, Antonín Novotný, and Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia. After him are Rhadamistus, James Comey, Brasidas, Frederick II, Duke of Swabia, Maxim Litvinov, and Francis, Count of Vendôme.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Michael Howard ranks 66. Before him are Angelo Scola, Milan Kučan, Paul Anka, Nona Gaprindashvili, Ritchie Valens, and Jordi Savall. After him are Jürgen Prochnow, Karl Barry Sharpless, Ivica Osim, Pete Best, Jacques Perrin, and Igor Smirnov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Howard ranks 754 out of 8,785. Before him are William Kidd (1645), Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (1768), Ray Stevenson (1964), Richard Griffiths (1947), John Smith (1580), and Steve Howe (1947). After him are Annie S. D. Maunder (1868), Rowland Hill (1795), Bryan Ferry (1945), William Jones (1746), Gregory Bateson (1904), and Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Michael Howard ranks 155. Before him are Cædwalla of Wessex (659), George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859), Robert II of Scotland (1316), Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550), Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355), and Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (1768). After him are Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631), Eadred (923), Æthelfrith (600), Gordon Brown (1951), Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872), and James II of Scotland (1430).

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