David Blunkett Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for David Blunkett, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

7 records1987–20056 events1 places

Chronological biography

1987

Member of Parliament1987

Politics / Labour Party · Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightsid · Sheffield

Elected Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside

1994

Shadow Minister1994

Government / Labour Party Government · Shadow Education

Appointed Shadow Education Secretary

1997

Member of Parliament1997

Government / Labour Party Government · Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightsid · Sheffield

Elected Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside, majority of 19,954

Minister of Education1997

Government / Labour Party Government · Minister of Education

Appointed Minister of Education & Employment

2001

Home Secretary of Great Britain2001

Government / Labour Party Government · Home Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Home Secretary

2005

Resignation of David Blunkett2 November 2005

Government / Labour Party Government · Minister of Work & Pensions

Resign a 2nd time, following allegations misconduct over his directorship & shares

Scandal2 November 2005

Government / Labour Party Government · Minister of Work & Pensions

Resign a 2nd time, following allegations misconduct over his directorship & shares

Titles and roles

Home Secretary of Great Britain · Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightsid · Minister of Education · Minister of Work & Pensions · Shadow Education

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.