John Selwyn Gummer Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Selwyn Gummer, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

4 records1983–19934 events1 places

Chronological biography

1983

Chairman1983

Government / Conservative Party Government · Chairman of Conservative Party

Appointed Chairman of the Conservative Party

1990

Crisis6 February 1990

Government / Conservative Party Government · Secretary of State for Agriculture · London

Announces increased compensation to farmers affected by BSE

Secretary of State for Agriculture30 November 1990

Government / Conservative Party Government · Secretary of State for Agriculture

Appointed Minister of Agriculture

1993

Secretary of State for the Environment27 May 1993

Government / Conservative Party Government · Secretary of State for the Environment

Appointed Secretary of State for the Environment

Titles and roles

Chairman of Conservative Party · Secretary of State for Agriculture · Secretary of State for the Environment

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.