Barnett Formula Committee Service Ends
Completes his service on the House of Lords Barnett Formula Committee after participating in its examination of territorial public funding arrangements.
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Nigel Lawson Biography and Timeline — Page 4
Follow Nigel Lawson through 133 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Nigel Lawson, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
133Distinct records
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2009–2023Years on this page
2009
Global Warming Policy Foundation Founding
Becomes founding chairman of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, an organisation established to challenge prevailing approaches to climate and energy policy.
2010
Economic Affairs Committee Return
Returns to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee for a further period of scrutiny of economic, fiscal and financial questions.
Memoirs of a Tory Radical Publication
Publishes Memoirs of a Tory Radical, revisiting his political career, economic views and experiences in Conservative government.
2012
Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards
Joins the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards established to examine banking conduct, professional standards and the structure of financial regulation.
2013
Banking Standards Commission Service Ends
Completes his service on the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards after contributing to its examination of reform in the banking sector.
Oxford Investment Partners Chairmanship Ends
Completes his recorded period as chairman of Oxford Investment Partners after several years in the investment-sector role.
2015
Economic Affairs Committee Service Ends
Completes his second recorded period of service on the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee.
EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee Membership
Joins the House of Lords EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee and participates in parliamentary scrutiny of European financial and economic matters.
2016
EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee Service Ends
Completes his recorded service on the House of Lords EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee.
Conservatives for Britain Leadership
Takes a leading role in Conservatives for Britain and campaigns publicly for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union ahead of the 2016 referendum.
2022
House of Lords Membership Ends
Ends his recorded membership of the House of Lords after three decades as Lord Lawson of Blaby and a longer parliamentary career beginning in 1974.
2023
Death of Nigel Lawson
Dies on 3 April 2023 after a long career in journalism, Conservative politics, government, business and the House of Lords.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.