Name:
Kenneth Clarke.
Title:
MP for Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire since 1970; former Chancellor of the Exchequer; Home Secretary; Health Secretary and Education Secretary.
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Born:
July 2nd, 1940, Nottingham.
Background:
Former barrister; ceased practising in 1979.
Education:
Langley Mill Primary; Bullwell Primary; Nottingham High School; Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
Family:
Married with one son and one daughter.
Outlook:
Pro-European and ardent advocate of single currency project.
Why in the News:
In Dublin this week to deliver the ELEC Sean Lemass Memorial Lecture.
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