前英国国会议员和财政部长Taverne勋爵,在小数化和创造50分硬币方面起关键作用的Taverne勋爵,于97分死亡。 Former UK MP and Treasury minister Lord Taverne, key in decimalisation and 50p coin creation, dies at 97.

1962年以来担任林肯议员的前劳工财政部长和自由民主同侪Taverne勋爵在97岁时去世。 Lord Taverne, a former Labour Treasury minister and Liberal Democrat peer who served as MP for Lincoln since 1962, has died at 97. 他在英国小数化中发挥了关键作用,并介绍了50P硬币。 He played a key role in the UK’s decimalisation and introduced the 50p coin. 在因欧洲一体化而离开劳工局之后,他于1973年作为民主劳工党候选人补选成为民主劳工党候选人,然后于1996年加入社会民主党并成为自由民主同侪。 After leaving Labour over European integration, he won a 1973 by-election as a Democratic Labour candidate before joining the SDP and later becoming a Liberal Democrat peer in 1996. 他还担任财政研究所第一任所长。 He was also the first director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. 悼念者赞扬他的智慧、正直和对欧洲统一和经济公平的承诺。 Tributes praised his intellect, integrity, and commitment to European unity and economic fairness. 他的妻子Janice和女儿Suzanna和Caroline活了下来。 He is survived by his wife Janice and daughters Suzanna and Caroline.