Norman Fowler
Norman Fowler began his career as a journalist on The Times and covered the 1967 war in the Middle East. He was elected to the House of Commons for the first time in 1970 and remained an MP for the next thirty-one years.
He was a member of Margaret Thatcher’s first Cabinet and from 1979–1981 was a reforming Transport Secretary. Fowler was also Health and Social Services Secretary for a record-breaking six years, during which time he fought a high-profile campaign to prevent Aids. From 1987–...
