Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
David Blunkett Biography and Timeline
Follow David Blunkett through 7 dated historical records for Great Britain.
David Blunkett, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
7Distinct records
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1987–2005Years on this page
1987
1994
Shadow Minister
Appointed Shadow Education Secretary
Role range: 1994-1997
1997
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Sheffield Brightside, majority of 19,954
Minister of Education
Appointed Minister of Education & Employment
Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2001
2001
Home Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Home Secretary
Role range: 1997-2007 – 2001-
2005
Resignation of David Blunkett
Resign a 2nd time, following allegations misconduct over his directorship & shares
Role range: 1997-2007
Scandal
Resign a 2nd time, following allegations misconduct over his directorship & shares
Role range: 1997-2007
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.