Lords Leadership
Leads the Liberal Democrat peers in the House of Lords.
Role range: 1988-1997
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Roy Harris Jenkins Biography and Timeline — Page 5
Follow Roy Harris Jenkins through 170 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Roy Harris Jenkins, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
170Distinct records
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1988–2003Years on this page
1988
1991
A Life at the Centre
Publishes A Life at the Centre, his political memoir.
Role range: 1991-1991
1995
Gladstone
Publishes a major biography of William Ewart Gladstone.
Role range: 1995-1995
1997
Electoral Reform Commission Appointment
Is appointed to chair the Independent Commission on the Voting System.
Role range: 1997-1998
Tony Blair
Acts as an informal adviser to Tony Blair after Labour returns to government.
Role range: 1997-2003
1998
Alternative Vote Plus
Recommends the Alternative Vote Plus system for elections to the House of Commons.
Role range: 1997-1998
Jenkins Commission Report
Publishes the commission report proposing an Alternative Vote Plus electoral system.
Role range: 1997-1998
Chancellors
Publishes The Chancellors, examining Treasury leadership from 1945 to 1990.
Role range: 1998-1998
2001
Churchill
Publishes Churchill, a major biography of Winston Churchill.
Role range: 2001-2001
2003
Death of Roy Harris Jenkins
Dies at East Hendred in Oxfordshire after a heart attack
Role range: 1920-2003
Records, sources and methodology
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