Alan Clark
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The Right Honourable Alan Clark |
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| Minister for Defence Procurement | |
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In office 25 July 1989 – 14 April 1992 |
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| Prime Minister |
Margaret Thatcher John Major |
| Preceded by | David Trefgarne |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Aitken |
| Minister of State for Trade | |
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In office 24 January 1986 – 24 July 1989 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Paul Channon |
| Succeeded by | David Trefgarne |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 5 September 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Michael Portillo |
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In office 28 February 1974 – 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | David Owen |
| Succeeded by | Gary Streeter |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Alan Kenneth Mackenzie Clark 13 April 1928 Paddington, London |
| Died | 5 September 1999 (aged 71) Saltwood Castle, Saltwood, Kent |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Jane (m. 1958–99) |
| Children | Two |
| Residence | Saltwood Castle |
| Religion | Anglican |
Alan Kenneth Mackenzie Clark (13 April 1928 – 5 September 1999) was a British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), author and diarist. He served as a junior minister in Margaret Thatcher's governments at the Departments of Employment, Trade and Defence, and became a privy counsellor in 1991.
He was the author of several books of military history, including his controversial work The Donkeys (1961), which is considered to have inspired the musical satire Oh, What a Lovely War!
Clark became known for his flamboyance, wit and irreverence. Norman Lamont called him "the most politically incorrect, outspoken, iconoclastic and reckless politician of our times". He is particularly remembered for his three-volume diary, a candid account of political life under Thatcher and a moving description of the weeks preceding his death, when he continued to write until he could no longer focus on the page.
Clark was a passionate supporter of animal rights, joining activists in demonstrations at Dover against live export, and outside the House of Commons in support of Animal Liberation Front hunger-striker Barry Horne. When he died after radiation therapy for a brain tumour, his family said Clark wanted it to be stated that he had "gone to join Tom and the other dogs."
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