Peter Alexander Rupert Carrington Biography

Birth of Peter Alexander Rupert Carington

Appointed Chairman of the Conservative Party

Faces questions over army conduct after the shootings.

Appointed Secretary of State for Energy

Carrington chairs the Lancaster House conference

Appointed Foreign Minister

Attends talks in Lisbon about the future of Gibraltar

Spain eases Gibraltar border controls and Carrington attends Lisbon talks.

Supports boycott and diplomatic pressure after Soviet intervention in Afghanistan.

Sees the Lancaster House settlement produce Zimbabwe's independence.

Publicly apologises to Saudi Arabia for the film "Death of a Princess"

Apologises to Saudi Arabia over the Death of a Princess broadcast dispute.

Arranges constitutional conference business linked to the Rhodesia settlement.

Renews protest over Davidoff activity on South Georgia.

Carrington says a diplomatic solution is being pursued

Carrington says a diplomatic solution is being pursued

States that Britain is pursuing a diplomatic settlement.

British Foreign Secretary Carrington asks US Secretary of State Alexander Haig to intercede with the Argentine junta in an attempt to avoid military action

British Foreign Secretary Carrington asks US Secretary of State Alexander Haig to intercede with the Argentine junta in an attempt to avoid military action

Asks Alexander Haig to intercede with Argentina.

Galtieri hails the "recovery" of the Malvinas, saying Argentina had been left no option other than military action, while Carrington tells Parliament "Port Stanley is now occupied by Argentine military forces"

Resigns as Foreign Secretary after the invasion.

Carrington resigns and is replaced as Foreign Secretary by Francis Pym