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Margaret Thatcher named him to set direction for the National Health Service (NHS) as Secretary of State for Social Services. After he took office on June 13, 1987 the Labour Party attacked him as Mr. Privatisation for attempting to bring market forces into the service, and accused him of trying to abolish the NHS. The Conservatives joined the fray, accusing him of having no original ideas. His efforts in this area were largely ineffective. Then an illness caused him to lose his voice. He even fainted once in a Cabinet meeting. On July 25, 1988, Kenneth ClarkeThis article is about Kenneth Clarke the politician, not Kenneth Clark the art historian. The Right Honourable Kenneth Harry Clarke (born July 2, 1940) is a pro-Europe Conservative Party MP for Rushcliffe, near Nottingham. He was Chancellor of the Exchequ took over his Health Servce responsibilities, and after a further year handling Social Security, he fell into obscurity. After leaving the Commons in 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi he became a Life Peer as Baron Moore of Lower Marsh.
| Preceded by: Nicholas Ridley | Secretary of State for TransportMinister of Transport re-directs here. For the Canadian minister of Transport please see Minister of Transport (Canada The Secretary of State for Transport is the member of the cabinet responsible for the British Department for Transport. The role has had 1986–1987 | Followed by: Paul ChannonHenry Paul Guinness Channon, Baron Kelvedon of Ongar (b. 1935) was Conservative MP for Southend West until 1997 at which time, he stood down and was created a Life Peer. He served in the government as President of the Board of Trade and Secretary of State |
| Preceded by: Norman FowlerPeter Norman Fowler, Baron Fowler PC, usually known as Norman Fowler before he was given his peerage, and probably now best known as Lord Fowler is a British Conservative politician who was from 1981 to 1990 a member of Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet. He was | Secretary of State for Social ServicesThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is a position in the UK cabinet, responsible for the Department for Work and Pensions. It was created on June 8, 2001 from the merger of the Employment part of the Department for Education and Employment and th 1987–1988 | Followed by: Office Replaced |
| Preceded by: — | Secretary of State for Social SecurityThe Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is a position in the UK cabinet, responsible for the Department for Work and Pensions. It was created on June 8, 2001 from the merger of the Employment part of the Department for Education and Employment and th 1988–1989 | Followed by: Tony Newton |