John Biffen Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Biffen, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

5 records1979–19855 events1 places

Chronological biography

1979

Chief Secretary1979

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

Appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury

1980

Public Spending1980

Government / Conservative Party Government · Chief Secretary to Treasury · London

Presses departments to accept spending restraint.

1981

Secretary1981

Government / Conservative Party Government · Secretary of Trade & Industry

Appointed Trade Secretary

1985

Leader of House of Commons1985

Government / Conservative Party Government · Leader of House of Commons · London

Appointed Leader of the House of Commons

Lord Privy Seal1985

Government / Conservative Party Government · Lord Privy Seal

Appointed Lord Privy Seal

Titles and roles

Chief Secretary of the Treasury · Chief Secretary to Treasury · Leader of House of Commons · Lord Privy Seal · Secretary of Trade & Industry

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.