Autographs of Geoffrey Howe

Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon, CH, PC, QC (20 December 1926 – 9 October 2015), known from 1970 to 1992 as Sir Geoffrey Howe, was a British barrister and politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1989 to 1990. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Margaret Thatcher's longest-serving Cabinet minister, successively holding the posts of chancellor of the Exchequer, foreign secretary, and finally leader of the House of Commons, deputy prime minister and lord president of the Council. His resignation from Cabinet on 1 November 1990 is widely considered to have precipitated the leadership challenge that led to Thatcher's resignation three weeks later.
Born in Port Talbot, Wales, Howe was educated at Bridgend Preparatory School, Abberley Hall School, Winchester College, and – after serving in the army as a lieutenant – Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he read law. He was called to the bar in 1952 and practised in Wales, after which he was elected as the Conservative member of Parliament (MP) for Bebington in 1964, but lost his seat in 1966, returning to the bar. Howe became an MP again at the 1970 general election and represented various constituencies in the House of Commons until 1992. In Edward Heath's government, he was solicitor general and a minister of state; after Labour's victory in 1974, Howe became the shadow chancellor of the Exchequer in Margaret Thatcher's shadow cabinet.
Howe became Chancellor of the Exchequer upon Thatcher's victory in the 1979 general election, with his tenure characterised by a programme of radical policies with the stated intent to restore the public finances, reduce inflation and liberalise the economy. As chancellor, Howe delivered five budgets. After the 1983 general election, Howe was appointed foreign secretary, serving six years. In 1989, Thatcher replaced Howe with John Major, giving Howe the role of deputy prime minister. He resigned from the government on 1 November 1990; in his resignation letter, he criticised Thatcher's handling of relations with the EEC and further attacked Thatcher in his resignation speech to the Commons on 13 November. The speech was widely seen as the key catalyst for the leadership challenge mounted by Michael Heseltine a few days later, which led to Thatcher's resignation and her replacement by Major.
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Traded items with a signature of Geoffrey Howe

The most expensive item with a signature of Geoffrey Howe (Totally Original Hand Signed Autograph of Queen Elizabeth II & SIR Geoffrey Howe) was sold in April 2022 for £980.00 while the cheapest item (Geoffrey Howe former Chancellor of the Exchequer signed postcard) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2021. The month with the most items sold (4) was October 2015 with an average selling price of £4.99 for an autographed item of Geoffrey Howe. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2015 with £75.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was August 2013. In average, an autographed item from Geoffrey Howe is worth £4.49.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Geoffrey Howe were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	1989 Geoffrey Howe, Signed Letter to Paddy Ashdown, Re IRA Murder Michael Heakin	£10.00
	1996 Signed Letter from Geoffrey Howe Conservative politician .Subject Europe	£15.87
	British MP and Deputy Prime Minister Geoffrey Howe Signed Autograph Photo	£29.40
	Geoffrey Howe - Conservative Deputy PM - Original Hand Signed Autograph	£3.95
	Geoffrey Howe Conservative MP signed photo	£2.35
	Geoffrey Howe Conservative MP Thatcher Original Hand Signed Autograph Card & COA	£7.95
	Geoffrey Howe former Chancellor of the Exchequer signed postcard	£0.99
	Geoffrey Howe Former Deputy Prime Minister Signed Christmas Card (Autograph)	£39.99
	Geoffrey Howe Hand Signed Photograph & Compliments Slip/Card	£9.99
	Geoffrey Howe MP Politics authentic signed autograph signature COA UACC	£12.95
	GEOFFREY HOWE Signed 1989 GB Mountbatten Parliamentary Conference Bradbury Cover	£14.99
	GEOFFREY HOWE. Genuine Handsigned Signature on Card.	£3.99
	IPU First Day Cover 1975 SIGNED DOUGLAS HURD, GEOFFREY HOWE, IAIN DUNCAN-SMITH	£12.99
	Lord Geoffrey Howe Conservative Secretary of State Hand Signed Photo 8 x 6	£7.99
	Sir Geoffrey Howe Hand Signed Photograph Deputy Prime Minister Conservative Poli	£24.85