Humphrey Atkins Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Humphrey Atkins, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

3 records1980–19823 events2 places

Chronological biography

1980

Northern Ireland1980

Government / Conservative Party Government · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland · Belfast

Handles Northern Ireland policy during prison protests and security pressure.

H-Block Protest27 October 1980

Government / Conservative Party Government · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland · Belfast

Faces the beginning of the first H-Block hunger strike.

1982

Resignation of Humphrey Atkins5 April 1982

Warfare / Falklands War · Baron · London

Junior Foreign Office Minister's Richard Luce and Humphrey Atkins resign

Titles and roles

Baron · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

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.