Thomas Balogh

Thomas Balogh, Baron Balogh (Budapest, 2 November 1905-20 January 1985) was a Hungarian economist and member of the British House of Lords.

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Budapest - 2 November - 1905 - 20 January - 1985 - Hungarian - Economist - British - House of Lords

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Balogh moved to England in the 1930s and for many years was a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. He advised governments all over the world, including India, Australia, Jamaica, Malta and the United Kingdom.

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England - 1930s - Balliol College - Oxford - India - Australia - Jamaica - Malta - United Kingdom

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Balogh was an adviser to successive leaders of the Labour Party and in 1964 was made Economic Adviser to the Cabinet. He was made a life peer in June 1968 as Baron Balogh of Hampstead in Greater London and became a Minister of State for Energy from 1974 to 1977.

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Labour Party - 1964 - Life peer

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Balogh was married in 1970 to Catherine Storr, née Cole, (1913-2001), children's writer and psychiatrist. He died in 1985.

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1970 - Catherine Storr - 1985

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