John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh
- John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh
John Edward Michael Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh, PC (born 26 November 1937), is a British politician who was Member of Parliament for Croydon Central, and under Margaret Thatcher was a cabinet minister. For a time he was considered a rising star of the Conservative Party and a potential leadership contender.
Moore entered Parliament in 1974, after a successful business career and education at the London School of Economics. He joined Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet in 1986 as Secretary of State for Transport. The following year he was tasked with setting direction for the National Health Service (NHS) as Secretary of State for Social Services. After he took office on 13 June 1987 the Labour Party attacked him as "Mr. Privatisation" for attempting to bring market forces into the service, and accused him of trying to abolish the NHS. The Liberals joined the fray, accusing him of having no original ideas. His efforts in this area were largely ineffective. Then an illness caused him to lose his voice. He even fainted once in a Cabinet meeting. On 25 July 1988, Kenneth Clarke took over his Health Service responsibilities, and after a further year handling Social Security, he fell into obscurity.
Moore has since established a successful third career as non-executive chairman and director of a number of major enterprises, including Rolls Royce plc. He has recently retired as Chairman of the Monitor Group, Europe.
After leaving the Commons in 1992 Moore became a Life peer as Baron Moore of Lower Marsh, of Lower Marsh in the London Borough of Lambeth.
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