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Michael Howard
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British politician; Former leader of the Conservative Party (UK) (born 1941)
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Michael Howard is a British politician and lawyer who served as Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition. He also held the positions of Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and Shadow Foreign Secretary. Born in Gorseinon in 1941, Howard is a member of the Conservative Party and the Inner Temple. He was educated at Peterhouse and works in London.
Howard has been a candidate in several United Kingdom general elections, including those in 1983, 1992, 2001, and 2005. He received the award of King's Counsel. The Right Honourable Michael Howard speaks English.
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Key facts
- Monarch
- Elizabeth II
- Prime minister
- Tony Blair
- Deputy
- Michael Ancram
- Preceded by
- Iain Duncan Smith
- Succeeded by
- David Cameron
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Official website
Michael Howard
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Family name
- Howard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Gorseinon
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Educated at
- Peterhouse
- Political party
- Conservative Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.michaelhoward.org
- Image
- Official portrait of Lord Howard of Lympne crop 2, 2023.jpg
- Work location
- London
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- date of birth
- 1941-07-07
- Commons category
- Michael Howard
- member of
- Inner Temple
- name in native language
- Michael Howard
- honorific prefix
- The Right Honourable
- candidacy in election
- 1997 United Kingdom general election
- different from
- Michael Howard
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- Michael Howard
- P12749
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Encyclopedic overview
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Life peerage 13 July 2010 Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe In office 9 June 1983 – 12 April 2010 Preceded byAlbert Costain Succeeded byDamian Collins
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