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Enoch Powell
British politician (1912–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Enoch Powell, MBE (16 June 1912 – 8 February 1998) was a British politician in the Conservative Party.
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Enoch Powell | |
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![]() Portrait taken by Allan Warren | |
Minister of Health | |
In office 27 July 1960 – 18 October 1963 | |
Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
Preceded by | Derek Walker-Smith |
Succeeded by | Anthony Barber |
Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
In office 1957–1958 | |
Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
Preceded by | Henry Brooke |
Succeeded by | Jack Simon |
Shadow Defence Secretary | |
In office July 1965 – 21 April 1968 | |
Leader | Edward Heath |
Preceded by | Peter Thorneycroft |
Succeeded by | Reginald Maudling |
Member of Parliament for South Down | |
In office 10 October 1974 – 11 June 1987 | |
Preceded by | Lawrence Orr |
Succeeded by | Eddie McGrady |
Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South West | |
In office 23 February 1950 – 28 February 1974 | |
Preceded by | Constituency Created |
Succeeded by | Nicholas Budgen |
Personal details | |
Born | John Enoch Powell (1912-06-16)June 16, 1912 Birmingham, England |
Died | February 8, 1998(1998-02-08) (aged 85) London, England |
Nationality | British (but registered as an Australian (then under common citizenship) when he joined the Army) |
Political party | Conservative (1950–74) Ulster Unionist (1974–87) |
Spouse(s) | Pamela Wilson (m. 1952–98, his death) |
Children | 2 daughters |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge SOAS |
Occupation | Member of Parliament 1950–87 Conservative Research Department 1945–50 Professor of Greek at Sydney University 1937–39 |
Profession | Politician, Classical scholar, Poet, published works 1937, 1939, 1951. |
Awards | ![]() Africa Star ![]() |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() • Royal Warwickshire Regiment • General Service Corps • Intelligence Corps |
Years of service | 1939–45 |
Rank | • Private in 1939 • Brigadier by 1945 |
Battles/wars | World War II • North African Campaign • India |
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