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Kenneth Harry Clarke, Baron Clarke of Nottingham, CH, PC, KC (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.
May 20, 2024 · Lord Clarke is facing calls to be stripped of his peerage after the Infected Blood Inquiry concluded he had misled the public in an “indefensible” way over the risks from transfusions.
May 21, 2024 · Former health secretary Ken Clarke was heavily criticised in a report for his role in the infected blood scandal that killed and infected thousands. Victims called for him to be stripped of his peerage, while a current minister said he was a decent man.
Jun 28, 2024 · Kenneth Harry Clarke is a British Conservative politician who served as a cabinet official in the governments of Margaret Thatcher, John Major, and David Cameron, including as Major’s chancellor of the Exchequer (1993–97) and as Cameron’s lord chancellor and secretary of state for justice.
Learn about the parliamentary career of Lord Clarke of Nottingham, a current member of the House of Lords and a former Conservative MP. See his posts, roles, party affiliation, elections, government posts and committee memberships.
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Kenneth Clarke KC was a Conservative MP for Rushcliffe from 1970 to 2019 and held various positions in government, including Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary. He is also a former barrister and QC who practised on the Midland Circuit.
