Nicholas Ridley
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and WearBorn on 17th of February 1929
Died on 4th of March 1993
Born 1929. Died 1993 - English Conservative politician.
Educated at Oxford. Became Conservative MP in 1959. Held junior ministerial posts under Harold Macmillan, Alec Douglas-Home and Edward Heath. Entered Cabinet in 1983, regarded as one of Margaret Thatcher’s closes allies. Responsible for introducing the Poll Tax. Resigned following controversial magazine article. Awarded life peerage.
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