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'''Ian Gow''' (11 February 1937 – 30 July 1990) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] politician who was murdered by [[Ireland|Irish]] [[Terrorists]].
Gow entered the British [[House of Commons]] in 1972 as a [[Conservative Party|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament]]. Under opposition leader [[Margaret Thatcher]] he worked on [[Northern Ireland]] policy with [[Airey Neave]].
After Neave's murder and the Conservative victory in the 1979 [[General Election]], Gow entered government as an assistant to [[Prime Minister]] Margaret Thatcher.
On 30 July 1990, a [[Semtex]] [[bomb]] planted in Gow's car exploded as he was reversing out of his driveway, injuring him fatally.
The [[IRA]] claimed responsibility for killing Ian Gow.
[[Category:British Politics]]