Tim Yeo

Tim Yeo, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Health

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Born: March 20, 1945
Age in 2026: 81
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Birth year: 1945

About Tim Yeo

Timothy Stephen Kenneth Yeo (born 20 March 1945) is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of South Suffolk between the 1983 United Kingdom general election and that of 2015, when he was deselected by his constituency party. Yeo served as the Minister for the Environment and Countryside from 1993 to 1994 in the government of Prime Minister John Major. He also served in the Shadow Cabinet from 1998 to 2005 under Conservative Party leaders William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard. After the 1992 general election Yeo became Parliamentary Under Secretary for Health.

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The world when Tim Yeo was born

Tim Yeo was born in 1945. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1945

#1 song"Sentimental Journey" – Les Brown & Doris Day
Top movieThe Lost Weekend
Best-selling bookAnimal Farm – George Orwell

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentDetroit Tigers win the World Series
Top headlineWorld War II ends after atomic bombs dropped on Japan
Technology milestoneAtomic bomb developed and detonated (Manhattan Project)
Defining fadV-J Day celebrations
Notable inventionMicrowave oven (accidental discovery)
World population2.40 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt / Harry S. Truman
Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
U.S. population139.9M

1945 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tim Yeo's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1945	2026
Gas	$0.21	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,900	$435,000
Average income	$4,100	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.40	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.30	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	139.9M	341 million

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