Editing Nigel Lawson (section)

== Personal life ==
In 1955 Lawson married Vanessa Mary Addison Salmon (1936−1985), granddaughter of the [[Lyons Corner House]] chairman [[Alfred Salmon]], and had four children:<ref name=burke>Charles Mosley, ed. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage'', 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd., 2003.</ref>

* [[Dominic Lawson|Dominic Ralph Campden Lawson]] (born 1956), journalist
* [[Nigella Lucy Lawson]] (born 1960), cook and author
* Thomasina Posy Lawson (1961–1993), who died from breast cancer at the age of 32
* Horatia Holly Lawson (born 1966)

After his first marriage was dissolved in 1980, he married Thérèse Mary Maclear (1947–2023),<ref>{{cite web |title=Therese Mary LAWSON personal appointments |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/DpHR288CI-5YImJH-swqLWskARw/appointments |website=Find and update company information |publisher=GOV.UK |access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="20230404co-nigel" /> daughter of Henry Charles Maclear Bate, the same year. They had two children:<ref name=burke />

* Thomas Nigel Maclear Lawson (born 1976), headmaster of [[Eastbourne College]] since 2016
* Emily Hero Lawson (born 1981), television producer

Lawson's second marriage was dissolved in 2012. In later life, he was in a relationship with Dr Tina Jennings, a [[visiting fellow]] at [[St Antony's College, Oxford]].<ref name=standard>{{Cite web|date=2012-03-12|title=Happy ever after ... Nigel Lawson on finding love at 80|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/happy-ever-after-nigel-lawson-on-finding-love-at-80-7562364.html|access-date=2023-04-05|website=Evening Standard|language=en}}</ref>

=== Residence in France ===
In retirement, Lawson divided his time between his flat in London and a neoclassical farmhouse in [[Vic-Fezensac]] in the [[Gers]] department of France.<ref name=standard /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=http://www.gascony-chateaux.com/ip1182/|access-date=2023-05-15|website=gascony-chateaux.com}}</ref> In 2018 it was reported that, following [[Brexit]], he had applied for [[permanent residency]] in France.<ref name="BBC 31 May 2018">{{cite news |title=Leading Brexiteer Lord Lawson applies for French residency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44313941 |work=BBC News |language=en-US |date=31 May 2018 |access-date=31 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gillespie |first1=James |title=Nigel Lawson sells la maison but he's staying put in France |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/nigel-lawson-sells-la-maison-but-hes-staying-put-in-france-9spr97wb2 |website=The Sunday Times |access-date=5 April 2023 |date=2018-09-23 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> However, in 2019, he said that he remained a [[tax resident]] of the UK and was selling his house in France.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Londoner: Brexiteer Nigel Lawson heads back to UK |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/the-londoner-brexiteer-nigel-lawson-heads-back-to-uk-a4083116.html |work=Evening Standard |language=en-US |date=5 March 2019 |access-date=4 April 2023}}</ref>

=== Death and tributes ===
Lawson died at his home in [[Eastbourne]] from [[bronchopneumonia]] on 3 April 2023, at the age of 91.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cooney |first1=Christy |date=3 April 2023 |title=Nigel Lawson: former Conservative chancellor dies aged 91 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/apr/03/former-conservative-chancellor-nigel-lawson-dies-aged-91 |website=The Guardian |language=en-GB |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="20230404co-nigel">{{Cite news |date=4 April 2023 |title=Lord Lawson of Blaby, brilliant tax-cutting Chancellor of the Thatcher era – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/04/04/nigel-lawson-chancellor-city-big-bang-tax-cuts-erm-brexit/ |url-access=registration |access-date=2025-02-08 |work=The Telegraph |department=''Telegraph'' Obituaries |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Brian |title=Nigel Lawson, who shook up British economy in Thatcher era, dies at 91 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/04/04/nigel-lawson-britain-thatcher-dies/ |access-date=25 April 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=4 April 2023}}</ref> Following the announcement of his death, Prime Minister [[Rishi Sunak]] called Lawson an "inspiration to me" and to other Conservative politicians.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hennessey |first1=Ted |date=3 April 2023 |title=Rishi Sunak says Nigel Lawson was an 'inspiration' to Tory politicians |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/nigel-lawson-brexiteer-rishi-sunak-twitter-prime-minister-b2313495.html |work=The Independent |language=en-GB |access-date=4 April 2023}}</ref> Labour Party leader [[Keir Starmer]] commented that he was a "real powerhouse".<ref>{{cite news |title=Nigel Lawson: Reforming chancellor dies aged 91 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65167914 |work=BBC News |language=en-US |date=4 April 2023 |access-date=5 April 2023}}</ref>

===In popular culture===
Lawson has appeared as a character in various biographical works, including the 2009 [[BBC Two]] film ''[[Margaret (2009 film)|Margaret]]'' (played by Martin Chamberlain) and the 2025 [[Channel 4]] drama ''[[Brian and Maggie]]'' (2025) (played by [[Ivan Kaye]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Margaret cast |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hy18h |website=BBC Two |access-date=12 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805111057/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hy18h |archive-date=5 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=[[Channel 4]]|date=21 January 2025|title=Brian and Maggie Press Pack|url=https://www.channel4.com/press/press-pack/brian-and-maggie-press-pack|archive-date=24 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124122218/https://www.channel4.com/press/press-pack/brian-and-maggie-press-pack|access-date=12 February 2025}}</ref>