Keith Joseph

The Right Honourable
The Lord Joseph
CH PC
Joseph in 1963
Secretary of State for Education and Science
In office
11 September 1981 – 21 May 1986
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byMark Carlisle
Succeeded byKenneth Baker
Secretary of State for Industry
In office
4 May 1979 – 11 September 1981
Prime MinisterMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byEric Varley
Succeeded byPatrick Jenkin
Secretary of State for Social Services
In office
20 June 1970 – 4 March 1974
Prime MinisterEdward Heath
Preceded byRichard Crossman
Succeeded byBarbara Castle
Junior ministerial offices
Minister for Housing and Local Government
In office
13 July 1962 – 16 October 1964
Prime MinisterHarold Macmillan
Alec Douglas-Home
Preceded byCharles Hill
Succeeded byRichard Crossman
Minister of State for Trade
In office
9 October 1961 – 13 July 1962
Prime MinisterHarold Macmillan
Preceded byFrederick Erroll
Succeeded byAlan Green
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government
In office
22 October 1959 – 9 October 1961
Prime MinisterHarold Macmillan
Preceded byReginald Bevins
Succeeded byGeorge Jellicoe
Shadow Secretary of State for Industry
In office
28 February 1977 – 4 May 1979
LeaderMargaret Thatcher
Preceded byJohn Biffen
Succeeded byEric Varley
Shadow Home Secretary
In office
13 June 1974 – 11 February 1975
LeaderEdward Heath
Preceded byJim Prior
Succeeded byIan Gilmour
Shadow Secretary of State for Social Services
In office
4 March 1974 – 12 March 1974
LeaderEdward Heath
Preceded byJohn Silkin
Succeeded byGeoffrey Howe
Shadow President of the Board of Trade
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade
In office
23 February 1967 – 20 June 1970
LeaderEdward Heath
Preceded byAnthony Barber
Succeeded byRoy Mason
Shadow Minister for Power
In office
23 February 1967 – 11 October 1967
LeaderEdward Heath
Preceded byAnthony Barber
Succeeded byMargaret Thatcher
Shadow Minister for Labour
In office
4 August 1965 – 23 February 1967
LeaderEdward Heath
Preceded byJoseph Godber
Succeeded byRobert Carr
Shadow Minister for Social Services
In office
29 October 1964 – 20 April 1966
LeaderAlec Douglas-Home
Edward Heath
Preceded byBernard Braine
Succeeded byMervyn Pike
Shadow Minister for Housing and Local Government
In office
16 October 1964 – 29 October 1964
LeaderAlec Douglas-Home
Preceded byMichael Stewart
Succeeded byJohn Boyd-Carpenter
Parliamentary offices
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
12 October 1987 – 10 December 1994
Life peerage
Member of Parliament
for Leeds North East
In office
9 February 1956 – 18 May 1987
Preceded byOsbert Peake
Succeeded byTimothy Kirkhope
Personal details
Born
Keith Sinjohn Joseph

(1918-01-17)17 January 1918
London, England
Died10 December 1994(1994-12-10) (aged 76)
London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouses
Hellen Guggenheimer
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(m. 1951; div. 1985)​
    Yolanda Castro Sheriff
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    (m. 1990)​
    Parent
    Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
    Military service
    Allegiance United Kingdom
    Branch/service British Army
    RankCaptain
    UnitRoyal Artillery
    Battles/warsWorld War II

    Keith Sinjohn Joseph, Baron Joseph, Bt, CH, PC (17 January 1918 – 10 December 1994), known as Sir Keith Joseph, 2nd Baronet, for most of his political life, was a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as a minister under four prime ministers: Harold Macmillan, Alec Douglas-Home, Edward Heath, and Margaret Thatcher. He was a key influence in the creation of what came to be known as Thatcherism.

    Joseph introduced the concept of the social market economy into Britain, an economic and social system inspired by Christian democracy. He also co-founded the Centre for Policy Studies writing its first publication: Why Britain needs a Social Market Economy.

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