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Encyclopedia > John Moore (British MP)

John Edward Michael Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh, PC (born November 26, 1937), is a British politician who was Member of Parliament for Croydon, Central, and under Margaret Thatcher was a cabinet minister. For a time he was considered a rising star of the Conservative Party and a potential leadership contender.


Margaret Thatcher named him to set direction for the National Health Service (NHS) as Secretary of State for Social Services. After he took office on June 13, 1987 the Labour Party attacked him as Mr. Privatisation for attempting to bring market forces into the service, and accused him of trying to abolish the NHS. The Conservatives joined the fray, accusing him of having no original ideas. His efforts in this area were largely ineffective. Then an illness caused him to lose his voice. He even fainted once in a Cabinet meeting. On July 25, 1988, Kenneth Clarke took over his Health Servce responsibilities, and after a further year handling Social Security, he fell into obscurity. After leaving the Commons in 1992 he became a Life Peer as Baron Moore of Lower Marsh.



Preceded by:
Nicholas Ridley
Secretary of State for Transport
1986–1987
Succeeded by:
Paul Channon
Preceded by:
Norman Fowler
Secretary of State for Social Services (inc. Health)
1987–1988
Succeeded by:
Secretary of State for Health
Kenneth Clarke
Secretary of State for Social Security
1987–1989
Succeeded by:
Tony Newton



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John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (231 words)
John Edward Michael Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh, PC (born November 26, 1937), is a British politician who was Member of Parliament for Croydon, Central, and under Margaret Thatcher was a cabinet minister.
For a time he was considered a rising star of the Conservative Party and a potential leadership contender.
After leaving the Commons in 1992 he became a Life Peer as Baron Moore of Lower Marsh.
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