Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Eastbourne
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Ian Reginald Edward Gow Biography and Timeline
Follow Ian Reginald Edward Gow through 15 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Ian Reginald Edward Gow, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
15Distinct records
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1974–1990Years on this page
1974
1978
Spokesman
Ian Gow and Airey Neave are both appointed to the Conservative front bench to share the duties as opposition spokesman on Northern Ireland
1979
Parliamentary Private Secretary
Appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Margaret Thatcher at the time she became Prime Minister
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1979-1983
1983
Minister of Housing
Appointed Minister of Housing & Construction
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1983-1985
1985
Committee on Northern Ireland
Appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Conservative backbench committee on Northern Ireland
Role range: 1979-1990
Resignation of Ian Reginald Edward Gow
Despite his disagreement with government policy, he used his resignation speech to underline his personal devotion to Thatcher, describing her as "the finest chief, the most resolute leader, the kindest friend that any member of this House could hope to serve."
Role range: 1979-1990
Resignation of Ian Reginald Edward Gow
Resign as Minister of State in HM Treasury over the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement
Role range: 1979-1990
Resignation of Ian Reginald Edward Gow
Resigns from the Government after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1985-1985
Minister of State
Appointed Minister of State at the Treasury
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1985-1985
1990
Assassination of Ian Reginald Edward Gow
Both Neave and Gow were killed by car bomb attacks in 1979 and 1990 respectively.
Role range: 1979-1990
Assassination of Ian Reginald Edward Gow
Murdered by the IRA
Role range: 1979-1990
Death of Ian Reginald Edward Gow
Death of Ian Gow, assassinated by the IRA
Role range: 1979-1990
IRA - Assassination
Government record concerning the IRA: Murdered by the IRA
Role range: 1979-1990
IRA - Assassination
Historical IRA record under Conservative Party Government: Murdered by the IRA
Role range: 1979-1990
IRA - Assassination
IRA context for Ian Reginald Edward Gow: Murdered by the IRA
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.