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Line 103: \|religion = }} '''Michael Howard, Baron Howard of Lympne''', {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|sep=,\|size=100%\|CH\|PC\|QC}} (born '''Michael Hecht'''; 7 July 1941), is a British politician who served as [[Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)\|Leader of the Conservative Party]] and [[Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)\|Leader of the Opposition]] from November 2003 to December 2005. He previously held cabinet positions in the governments of [[Margaret Thatcher]] and [[John Major]], including [[Secretary of State for Employment]], [[Secretary of State for the Environment]] and [[Home Secretary]]. Howard was born in [[Swansea]]. He studied at [[Peterhouse, Cambridge]], following which he joined the [[Young Conservatives (UK)\|Young Conservatives]]. In 1964, he was called to the Bar and became a [[Queen's Counsel]] in 1982. He first became a [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)\|Member of Parliament]] at the [[1983 United Kingdom general election\|1983 general election]], representing the constituency of [[Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)\|Folkestone and Hythe]]. This quickly led to him being promoted and Howard became Minister for Local Government in 1987. Under the premiership of [[John Major]], he served as Secretary of State for Employment (1990–1992), Secretary of State for the Environment (1992–1993) and Home Secretary (1993–1997).

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