Ian Gow
Ian Gow | |
|---|---|
Gow in November 1985 | |
| Minister of State for the Treasury | |
| In office 2 September 1985 – 19 November 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Barney Hayhoe |
| Succeeded by | Peter Brooke |
| Minister for Housing | |
| In office 13 June 1983 – 2 September 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | John Stanley |
| Succeeded by | John Patten |
| Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 4 May 1979 – 13 June 1983 | |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Roger Stott |
| Succeeded by | Michael Alison |
| Member of Parliament for Eastbourne | |
| In office 28 February 1974 – 30 July 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Stuart Taylor |
| Succeeded by | David Bellotti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ian Reginald Edward Gow 11 February 1937 Marylebone, London, England |
| Died | 30 July 1990 (aged 53) Hankham, East Sussex, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Jane Packe (m. 1966) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1955–1976 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars |
Ian Reginald Edward Gow TD (/ɡaʊ/; 11 February 1937 – 30 July 1990) was a British politician and solicitor. As a member of the Conservative Party, he served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastbourne from 1974, until he was assassinated in 1990 by a car bomb planted by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) outside his home in East Sussex.