Nigel Lawson, former Tory MP, Chancellor and father of celebrity cook Nigella, dies aged 91
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer Conservative Party MP, Chancellor and journalist Nigel Lawson has died at the age of 91. The father to six children, including celebrity cook Nigella Lawson and journalist Dominic Lawson, he represented the constituency of Blaby from 1974 to 1992 and served in the Cabinet of Margaret Thatcher from 1981 to 1989.
Before entering the Cabinet, Mr Lawson was the Financial Secretary to the Treasury from May 1979 to September 1981. READ MORE "The Place NOT to eat" - John Lewis café slammed by customers on Tripadvisor The MP was also Secretary of State for Energy and then served as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The leading Brexiteer sat in the House of Lords until his retirement in December. He began his career as a journalist, working for the Financial Times and the Sunday Telegraph.
Following a report in the Telegraph, former prime minister Boris Johnson, Tory chairman Greg hands and ex-chancellor Sajid Javid were among those marking his death.
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