Member of ParliamentFebruary 1974
Elected Member of Parliament for Eastbourne
Historical person
Ian Reginald Edward Gow Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ian Reginald Edward Gow, based on 15 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
15 records1974–199010 events2 places
Chronological biography
1974
1978
Spokesman1978
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 SecretaryMay 1979
Appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Margaret Thatcher at the time she became Prime Minister
1983
Minister of Housing1983
Appointed Minister of Housing & Construction
1985
Minister of State1985
Appointed Minister of State at the Treasury
Committee on Northern IrelandJune 1985
Appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Conservative backbench committee on Northern Ireland
Resignation of Ian Reginald Edward GowJune 1985
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."
Resignation of Ian Reginald Edward GowJune 1985
Resign as Minister of State in HM Treasury over the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement
Resignation of Ian Reginald Edward Gow15 November 1985
Resigns from the Government after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement
1990
Assassination of Ian Reginald Edward Gow30 July 1990
Both Neave and Gow were killed by car bomb attacks in 1979 and 1990 respectively.
Assassination of Ian Reginald Edward Gow30 July 1990
Murdered by the IRA
Death of Ian Reginald Edward Gow30 July 1990
Death of Ian Gow, assassinated by the IRA
IRA - Assassination30 July 1990
Government record concerning the IRA: Murdered by the IRA
IRA - Assassination30 July 1990
Historical IRA record under Conservative Party Government: Murdered by the IRA
IRA - Assassination30 July 1990
IRA context for Ian Reginald Edward Gow: Murdered by the IRA
Titles and roles
Member of Parliament · Minister of Housing · Minister of Treasury · Parliamentary Private Secretary · Spokesman-Northern Ireland
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.