Chief Secretary1981
Appointed Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Historical person
Leon Brittan Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Leon Brittan, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
9 records1981–19898 events1 places
Chronological biography
1981
1983
Home Secretary of Great Britain10 June 1983
Appointed Home Secretary
1985
Secretary of State for Trade & Industry1985
Appointed Secretary of State for Trade & Industry
1986
Crisis25 January 1986
Resigns over the Westland Affair
Resignation of Leon Brittan25 January 1986
Resigns over the Westland Affair
1989
EEU1989
Appointed Member of European Commission for the UK
Knighthood1989
Created Khight
Vice President1989
Appointed Vice President of the EC
Crisis5 April 1989
Leon Brittan reveals PMs Private Secretary & Press Officer leaked the Westland letter
Titles and roles
Chief Secretary of the Treasury · Home Secretary of Great Britain · Member of EC · Secretary of State for Trade & Industry · Secretary of Trade & Industry · Vice President of EC
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.