Jonathan Aitken Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jonathan Aitken, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

4 records1995–19993 events1 places

Chronological biography

1995

Scandal1995

Government / Conservative Party Government · Chief Secretary of the Treasury · London

Press allegations that Aitken had helped companies supply arms to Iran

1999

Trial19 January 1999

Government / Conservative Party Government

Admits to perjury & perverting the course of justice

Arrest of Jonathan Aitken8 June 1999

Government / Conservative Party Government

Sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for perjury

Trial8 June 1999

Government / Conservative Party Government

Sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for perjury

Titles and roles

Chief Secretary of the Treasury

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.