Anthony Barber Politician

Anthony Perrinott Lysberg Barber, Baron Barber, PC, DL (4 July 1920 – 16 December 2005) was a British Conservative politician who served as a member of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.Barber was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer by Edward Heath in 1970 after the early death of Iain Macleod, serving in that capacity until he retired in 1974. Barber became Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank until 1987.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 04, 1920
Birth nameAnthony Perrinott Lysberg Barber
Birth place
England , Doncaster
Date of deathDecember 16, 2005
Place of death
England , Suffolk

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Politician

military operations
World War II
military branch
British Army
Royal Air Force
military rank
Lieutenant
Pilot officer
military unit
No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit RAF
Royal Artillery
office
Member of Parliament
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Chairman of the Conservative Party
for Altrincham and Sale
for Doncaster
party
Conservative Party (UK)
prime minister
Edward Heath
service start1939
service end1939
successor
Denis Healey
Fergus Montgomery
Peter Thomas Baron Thomas of Gwydir
Harold Walker Baron Walker of Doncaster

Anthony Barber on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/23/newsid_2518000/2518927.stm
  2. http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article333963.ece
  3. http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,3604,1670931,00.html
  4. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1937809,00.html
  5. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-1938879,00.html