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John Biffen Biography and Timeline

Follow John Biffen through 5 dated historical records for Great Britain.

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John Biffen, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

5Distinct records

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1979–1985Years on this page

1979

Chief Secretary

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

Appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Role range: 1979-1990 – 1979-1981

1980

Public Spending

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

Presses departments to accept spending restraint.

Role range: 1979-1990 – 1979-1981

1981

Secretary

Secretary of Trade & Industry · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Trade Secretary

Role range: 1979-1990 – 1981-1982

1985

Leader of House of Commons

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

Appointed Leader of the House of Commons

Role range: 1979-1990

1985

Lord Privy Seal

Lord Privy Seal · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Lord Privy Seal

Role range: 1979-1990

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.