Ian Bruce Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton PC (born 27 June 1940) is a British Conservative politician. Educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the Cambridge Footlights. In the April 1974 General election (Glasgow Pollock constituency), he was defeated by James White (Labour). Following this he became MP for Galloway from 1979 to 1983 and for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale from 1983 to 1997, and was a minister for a number of years.
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- Ian Bruce Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton PC (born 27 June 1940) is a British Conservative politician. Educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the Cambridge Footlights. In the April 1974 General election (Glasgow Pollock constituency), he was defeated by James White (Labour). Following this he became MP for Galloway from 1979 to 1983 and for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale from 1983 to 1997, and was a minister for a number of years. He served as a Government whip from 1981 to 1986, Under-Secretary of State for Employment (1986), Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (1986-1987) and Minister of State for Scotland (1987-1990). He joined the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1990 to 1995, and then President of the Board of Trade until 1997. He was closely involved in John Major's re-election campaign as leader of the Conservative Party in July 1995. He lost his seat in the 1997 general election, one of seven Cabinet members to do so. He was made a life peer as Baron Lang of Monkton, of Merrick and the Rhinns of Kells in Dumfries and Galloway in September 1997.
- Ian Bruce Lang, baron Lang of Monkton, szkocki polityk, członek Partii Konserwatywnej, minister w rządach Johna Majora. Wykształcenie odebrał w Sidney Sussex College na Uniwersytecie Cambridge. Na studiach był członkiem Cambridge Footlights. W 1979 r. został wybrany do Izby Gmin w okręgu Galloway. Od 1983 r. reprezentował okręg wyborczy Galloway and Upper Nithsdale. W 1981 r. został rządowym whipem. W 1986 r. był przez kilka miesięcy podsekretarzem stanu w ministerstwie zatrudnienia. W 1986 r. rozpoczął pracę w ministerstwie ds. Szkocji, najpierw jako podsekretarz stanu, a od 1987 r. minister stanu. Po objęciu stanowiska premiera przez Johna Majora Lang został ministrem ds. Szkocji. Na tym stanowisku pozostał do 1995 r. , kiedy to objął stanowisko ministra handlu i przemysłu. Stronnik Majora, był wielce zaangażowany w kampanię wyborczą na lidera konserwatystów w 1995 r. , zakończoną zwycięstwem urzędującego premiera. Miejsce w parlamencie Lang utracił po przegranych przez jego partię wyborach 1997 r. We wrześniu tego roku został kreowany parem dożywotnim jako baron Lang of Monkton i zasiadł w Izbie Lordów.
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- Ian Bruce Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton PC (born 27 June 1940) is a British Conservative politician. Educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the Cambridge Footlights. In the April 1974 General election (Glasgow Pollock constituency), he was defeated by James White (Labour). Following this he became MP for Galloway from 1979 to 1983 and for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale from 1983 to 1997, and was a minister for a number of years.
- Ian Bruce Lang, baron Lang of Monkton, szkocki polityk, członek Partii Konserwatywnej, minister w rządach Johna Majora. Wykształcenie odebrał w Sidney Sussex College na Uniwersytecie Cambridge. Na studiach był członkiem Cambridge Footlights. W 1979 r. został wybrany do Izby Gmin w okręgu Galloway. Od 1983 r. reprezentował okręg wyborczy Galloway and Upper Nithsdale. W 1981 r. został rządowym whipem. W 1986 r.
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