Norman Tebbit
British politician
Died when: 94 years 100 days (1131 months)Star Sign: Aries
Norman Beresford Tebbit, Baron Tebbit CH PC (born 29 March 1931) was a British politician.A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet from 1981 to 1987 as Secretary of State for Employment (1981–1983), Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1983–1985), and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Chairman of the Conservative Party (1985–1987).
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 to 1992, representing the constituencies of Epping (1970–1974) and Chingford (1974–1992).In 1984, Tebbit was injured in the Provisional Irish Republican Army's bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton, where he was staying during the Conservative Party Conference.
His wife Margaret was left permanently disabled after the explosion.He left the cabinet after the 1987 general election to care for his wife.
Tebbit considered standing for the Conservative leadership following Margaret Thatcher's resignation in 1990, but came to the decision not to stand as he had earlier made a commitment to his wife to retire from front-line politics.
He did not stand for re-election as MP for Chingford in 1992, and was given a life peerage to sit in the House of Lords as Baron Tebbit, of Chingford.
He retired from the House on 31 March 2022.
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