Keith Joseph
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The Right Honourable The Lord Joseph Bt CH PC QC |
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| Secretary of State for Education and Science | |
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In office 11 September 1981 – 21 May 1986 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Mark Carlisle |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Baker |
| Secretary of State for Industry | |
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In office 4 May 1979 – 11 September 1981 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Eric Varley |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Jenkin |
| Shadow Home Secretary | |
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In office 13 June 1974 – 11 February 1975 |
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| Leader | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | James Prior |
| Succeeded by | Ian Gilmour |
| Secretary of State for Social Services | |
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In office 20 June 1970 – 4 March 1974 |
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| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Richard Crossman |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Castle |
| Minister for Housing and Local Government | |
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In office 13 July 1962 – 16 October 1964 |
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| Prime Minister |
Harold Macmillan Alec Douglas-Home |
| Preceded by | Charles Hill |
| Succeeded by | Richard Crossman |
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Member of Parliament for Leeds North East |
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In office 9 February 1956 – 11 June 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Osbert Peake |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Kirkhope |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal |
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In office 12 October 1987 – 10 December 1994 |
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| Personal details | |
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Keith Sinjohn Joseph 17 January 1918 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 10 December 1994 (aged 76) London, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Religion | Judaism |
Keith Sinjohn Joseph, Baron Joseph, CH, PC, QC (17 January 1918 – 10 December 1994), known as Sir Keith Joseph, 2nd Baronet, for most of his political life, was a British barrister and politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet under four prime ministers: Harold Macmillan, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher. He was a key influence in the creation of what came to be known as "Thatcherism" and the subsequent decline of one-nation conservatism and the postwar consensus. Keith Joseph was the first to introduce 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.
Joseph was the son of a wealthy and influential Jewish family. His father, Samuel Joseph headed the vast family construction and project-management company, Bovis, and was Lord Mayor of London in 1942–3. At the end of his term he was created a baronet.
On the death of his father on 4 October 1944, 26-year-old Keith inherited the baronetcy.
Joseph was educated at Lockers Park School in Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, followed by Harrow School and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he studied Jurisprudence, obtaining first class honours. Shortly thereafter he was elected a Fellow of All Souls College.
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