Norman Fowler

Peter Norman Fowler, Baron Fowler PC ( born February 2, 1938 in Chelmsford, Essex, England) is a British politician.

Biography

After the visit of King Edward VI. Grammar School in Chelmsford he served from 1956 to 1958 his military service at the Essex Regiment of the British Army and ( 2nd Lieutenant ) was there promoted to lieutenant. He then studied at Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge.

His political career began in 1970 when he was first elected as a candidate of the Conservative Party member of the House of Commons. There he first represented the constituency of Nottingham South and then since the general election of February 1974 to 2001 the constituency of Sutton Coldfield.

In 1979 he was appointed by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as Minister of Transport for the first time in a government. After a cabinet reshuffle, he was from 1981 to 1987 Minister of Social Security and after a new cabinet reshuffle between 1987-1990 Labour Minister in the Cabinet Thatcher.

Between 1992 and 1994 he was Chairman ( Chairman ) of the Conservative Party.

After retiring from the House, he was raised on 3 July 2001 as a life peer with the title Baron Fowler, of Sutton Coldfield, in the peerage, and has since been a member of the House of Lords.

Fowler is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Aggregate Industries Public Limited Company ( plc ).

Publications

Fowler was also the author of several books such as:

  • "The Cost of Crime " (1973)
  • " The Right Track: A Paper on Conservative transport policy " (1977)
  • "After the Riots: Police in Europe" (1978 )

In 1991 he published his autobiography, " Minister Decide: A Personal Memoir of the Thatcher Years".

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