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On July 14, 1990 he was forced to resign after an interview published in The Spectator. He had described the proposed Economic and Monetary Union as a "a German racket designed to take over the whole of Europe" and said that giving up sovereignty to Europe was as bad as giving it up to Adolf Hitler. The interview was illustrated with a cartoonA cartoon is a form of art with diverse origins and even more diverse modern meanings. In its historical original meaning, a cartoon is a full-size drawing made on paper as a study for a further artwork, such as a painting. However, cartoons were typicall depicting Ridley adding a Hitler moustache to a poster of the German Chancellor Helmut KohlHelmut Kohl (full name Helmut Josef Michael Kohl was Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998. Born on April 3, 1930 in Ludwigshafen, Germany, to a Catholic family, Kohl participated in the late stage of the WWII as a teen age soldier. He joined the Christ.
| Preceded by: Tom King | 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 1983–1986 | Followed by: John Moore |
| Preceded by: Kenneth BakerKenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking PC, is an English politician, and former Tory MP. He served as Secretary of State for the Home Department, Secretary of State for Education, and Secretary of State for the Environment. He was Chairman of the Conservat | Secretary of State for the EnvironmentThe Secretary of State for the Environment was a UK cabinet position. It was created in 1970 by Edward Heath as a combination of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government and the Ministry of Public Building and Works on October 15, 1970. Secretaries of 1986–1989 | Followed by: Chris PattenThe Right Honourable Christopher Francis Patten (born May 12, 1944) was a prominent British Conservative politician in the early 1990s. He was the last Commander in Chief and British Governor of Hong Kong and represented the UK in the European Union. |
| Preceded by: The Lord Young of Graffham | Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 1989–1990 | Followed by: Peter Lilley |