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Brittan, Leon

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Brittan, Leon (1939– )

British Conservative politician and lawyer. He was chief secretary to the Treasury 1981–83, home secretary 1983–85, secretary for trade and industry 1985–86 (resigning over his part in the Westland affair), and senior European commissioner from 1988. Appointed commissioner for external trade from 1993, he was at the forefront of the negotiating team that concluded the Uruguay round of GATT trade talks, leading to greater trade liberalization. He became vice-president of the European Commission in 1989.



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