Kenneth Minogue

Kenneth Robert Minogue (September 11, 1930 – June 28, 2013), also known as Ken Minogue, was an Australian academic and political theorist. Long residing in the United Kingdom, Minogue was a prominent part of the intellectual life of British conservatism.

Kenneth Minogue
Minogue, c. 1980s
Born
Kenneth Robert Minogue

(1930-09-11)11 September 1930
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Died28 June 2013(2013-06-28) (aged 82)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Other namesKen Minogue
Spouses
  • Valerie Pearson Hallett
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    (m. 1954; div. 2001)​
  • Beverly Cohen (died c. 2010)
Academic background
Alma mater
  • University of Sydney
  • London School of Economics
InfluencesJohn Anderson
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
Sub-disciplinePolitical theory
School or traditionConservatism
InstitutionsLondon School of Economics

Associated for much of his career with the London School of Economics, where he was Professor of Political Science from 1984 to 1995, he was described as a central figure in a group of prominent conservative philosophers and commentators at the LSE that included Maurice Cranston, Elie Kedourie, and William Letwin.

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