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Encyclopedia > Norman Fowler

The Right Honourable Peter Norman Fowler, Baron Fowler, PC (born 1937) usually known as Norman Fowler before he was given his peerage, and probably now best known as Lord Fowler, is a British Conservative politician who was from 1981 to 1990 a member of Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet. He was made a life peer in 2001. The Right Honourable (abbreviated The Rt Hon. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The Right Honourable Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925), is a British politician. ... In the Politics of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a formal body comprised of government officials chosen by the kp. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

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Education

He was educated at King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford, in the county of Essex; after which he attended Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Front view of school, early 2005 King Edward VI Grammar School, or KEGS, is a British grammar school located in the town of Chelmsford, roughly in the middle of the county of Essex. ... Arms of Chelmsford Borough Council This article is about the town of Chelmsford in Essex. ... This article is about the county of Essex in England. ... Full name College of Scholars of the Holy Trinity of Norwich Motto - Named after The Holy Trinity Previous names - Established 1350 Sister College University College All Souls College Master Prof. ... The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ...


Political career

As Social Services secretary in 1986 he implemented the first official drive to educate the British public to the dangers of AIDS. Fowler later resigned this post and became the first politician to cite "to spend more time with his (my) family" as his reasoning. Although it was the truth in Fowler's case, the expression later became a smokescreen for politicans who had quit high-profile roles for slightly more dark or controversial reasons. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Red Ribbon is the global symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS. AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and is defined as a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the depletion of the immune system caused...


In 2003, he proposed that the European Union should appoint a high-level coordinator with ambassadorial rank to deal with the AIDS epidemic[1]. 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Ambassador (disambiguation). ... In epidemiology, an epidemic (from Greek epi- upon + demos people) is a disease that appears as new cases in a given human population, during a given period, at a rate that substantially exceeds what is expected, based on recent experience (the number of new cases in the population during a...


He served as Chairman of the Conservative Party, and oversaw the Boundary Changes in the early 1990s.


Work in industry

He has been deeply involved in industry, having been on the board of directors of several companies. He is currently Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Aggregate Industries plc[2]. A non-executive director is a member of the board of directors of a company who does not form part of the executive management team. ...


External link

  • "Europe should appoint Aids envoy, peer says" - a Guardian article by Michael White, dated February 21, 2003
Preceded by:
—		 Secretary of State for Transport
1981		 Succeeded by:
David Howell
Preceded by:
Patrick Jenkin		 Secretary of State for Social Services
1981–1987		 Succeeded by:
John Moore
Preceded by:
The Lord Young of Graffham		 Secretary of State for Employment
1987–1990		 Succeeded by:
Michael Howard

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Norman Fowler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (274 words)
The Right Honourable Peter Norman Fowler, Baron Fowler, PC (born 1937) usually known as Norman Fowler before he was given his peerage, and probably now best known as Lord Fowler, is a British Conservative politician who was from 1981 to 1990 a member of Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet.
Fowler later resigned this post and became the first politician to cite "to spend more time with his (my) family" as his reasoning.
Although it was the truth in Fowler's case, the expression later became a smokescreen for politicans who had quit high-profile roles for slightly more dark or controversial reasons.
BBC Online - On The Record - Interviews (3392 words)
FOWLER: We were, and that is regrettably the name of the game when you only have an overall majority of fourteen or fifteen, and there I think are lessons for the party on this, and on other issues as well.
FOWLER: Well, I'm not going to go into the descriptions, it strikes me as slightly confused description of the position, but what I would say is that the minority who have temporarily defeated us at this point, I don't think they represent the bulk of the Conservative party in parliament itself.
FOWLER: Well, I don't know what you mean by 'wither on the vine' the basic state pension, it was one of the points which was made in the film, I mean I would love it to have been an insurance based scheme, but it isn't an insurance based scheme it's a pay-as-you-go scheme.
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