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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
James Holt

Nigel Lawson, former Tory MP, Chancellor and father of celebrity cook Nigella, dies aged 91

Former Conservative Party MP, Chancellor and journalist Nigel Lawson has died at the age of 91.

The father to six children, including celebrity cook Nigella Lawson and journalist Dominic Lawson, he represented the constituency of Blaby from 1974 to 1992 and served in the Cabinet of Margaret Thatcher from 1981 to 1989.

Before entering the Cabinet, Mr Lawson was the Financial Secretary to the Treasury from May 1979 to September 1981.

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