Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Joseph Biography and Timeline

Follow Joseph through 6 dated historical records for Great Britain.

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Joseph, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

6Distinct records

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1956–1995Years on this page

1956

Member of Parliament

Earl · Member of Parliament for Leeds North-East · Leeds · Government / Conservative Party Government

Elected Member of Parliament for Leeds North-East

1975

Shadow Minister

Earl · Shadow Minister · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Shadow Minister for Trade & Industry

Role range: 1979-1990 – 1975-1979

1979

Minister of Trade & Industry

Earl · Minister of Trade & Industry · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Minister of Trade & Industry

Role range: 1979-1990

1979

Privatization

Earl · Minister of Trade & Industry · London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Challenges British Telecoms monopoly by helping to create Mercury Communications

Role range: 1979-1990

1987

Peerage

Earl · Government / Conservative Party Government

Created Baron Joseph

Role range: 1979-1990

1995

Death of Joseph

Earl · Government / Conservative Party Government

Death of Kieth Joseph

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.