Nigel Lawson26 October 1989
Nigel Lawson resigns as Chancellor of the Exchequer in October 1989 after more than six years in the post.
Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Nigel Lawson resigns as Chancellor of the Exchequer in October 1989 after more than six years in the post.
Thatcher informs Major in private that Lawson is going to resign
Lawson resigns as Chabcellor
Lawson resigns as Chancellor after prolonged disagreement over economic policy and the role of Margaret Thatcher's adviser Alan Walters, and John Major succeeds him.
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