Ian Gow
Ian Gow (born February 11, 1937 in London , † July 30, 1990 in Hankham, East Sussex ) was a British politician of the Conservative Party and Minister.
biography
After attending Winchester College Private School , Gow joined the British Army in 1956 , where he served as an officer in the 15th / 19th Hussars until 1962 . He then studied law and worked as a solicitor .
His political career began in 1966 when he was first elected as a member of the lower house as a Conservative candidate . After Margaret Thatcher's election victory in 1979, he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary. 1983 Thatcher appointed him Minister of Housing and then in 1985 to Minister of State at the Treasury ( Treasury ).
He resigned from his cabinet post in 1986 to protest against the Anglo-Irish Agreement signed by Thatcher and Irish Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald in 1985 . His strong condemnation of the IRA's activities and criticism of any relaxation of the UK's commitment to Northern Ireland , coupled with his continued close relationship with Margaret Thatcher, who sought his advice, made him a primary target for an IRA attack. He was killed in a car bomb attack.
Gow was friends with Geoffrey Howe , Thatcher's longtime Secretary of State.
source
- Chambers Biographical Dictionary, pp. 627, 2002, ISBN 0-550-10051-2
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gow, Ian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British Conservative Party politician, Member of the House of Commons and Minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1990 |
| Place of death | Hankham, East Sussex |