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Writer, Broadcaster, Politician, Celebrity SpeakerWinner, Celebrity Mastermind – twice!!Edwina Currie was born in Liverpool, UK in 1946 and went to the same school as Beatles George Harrison and Sir Paul McCartney. Much of her education was spent in the Cavern Club listening to their music. She won a scholarship to Oxford University to read Chemistry; surrounded by Nobel prize winners, she switched to Philosophy, Politics and Economics. Also present (1968) was William Jefferson Clinton, hiding behind a beard. She took her Master's degree in economic history at the London School of Economics, an experience which turned her into a life-long Conservative. Edwina has had three successful careers - so far! After a decade of public office in the city of Birmingham, she stood for Parliament in 1983 and represented a Midlands seat for 14 years. She became one of the nation's best known MPs and served in Margaret Thatcher's government 1986-88, in the Department of Health. She became famous for her campaigns on heart disease, women's cancer screening and the promotion of healthy lifestyles. She was also involved in the first AIDS campaign in the UK that saved many lives. She was voted "Speaker of the Year 1990" and awarded "Campaigner of the Year 1994" in the Spectator Parliamentarian Awards. She resigned over food safety (salmonella) in December 1988, and turned down John Major's request to return to government in 1992. In all she has published eleven books. She started with non-fiction, then turned to novels which were instant best-sellers in the UK. Her "Diaries 1987-1992" were published in 2002 to excellent reviews. "Diaries Volume II 1992-1997" appeared in 2012. One commentator said, "The two volumes are the best account I know of the experience of being a woman in British politics: it's the personal dimension as much as the political that makes them such a valuable record. In fifty years' time, students will be reading them and (one hopes) shaking their heads in bewilderment at such a strange world." (Alwyn W Turner). Still in the pipeline, Celebrity The Chase (with Nicky Campbell) and Celebrity Tenibles (with Ann Widdecombe and George Galloway) .. recorded but not shown yet
Doing her best to grow old(er) disgracefully, Edwina appeared in panto as the Wicked Queen in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" at Northwich in Dec 2015 and Jan 2016. A total of 12,000 people came to the 33 performances.
Celebrity Mastemind 2019 pictures.
She is a frequent contributor to news and current affairs programmes including Sky News, BBC TV’s Newsnight and Question Time, Al Jazeera, BBC Radio 2 (particularly Jeremy Vine), 4 (Woman’s Hour, Any Questions and others) and 5 (Stephen Nolan show and others), World Service, RTE and others Edwina has been called "the best communicator the Tories have," and "a brash and energetic life force." Her life to date has been summed up by fellow writer and MP Sir Julian Critchley: "Edwina Currie has a brass neck, a silver tongue and a golden pen."
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