Shadow Minister
Appointed Member of Shadow Cabinet with 142 Labour Party votes
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Gerald Kaufman Biography and Timeline
Follow Gerald Kaufman through 4 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Gerald Kaufman, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1982–1983Years on this page
1982
1983
Election
Gerald Kaufman, once Harold Wilson's press officer and during the 1980s prominent on the Labour right, described the 1983 Labour manifesto as "the longest suicide note in history"
Role range: 1980-1983
Manifesto
Gerald Kaufman, once Harold Wilson's press officer and during the 1980s prominent on the Labour right, described the 1983 Labour manifesto as "the longest suicide note in history"
Role range: 1980-1983
Suicide
Gerald Kaufman, once Harold Wilson's press officer and during the 1980s prominent on the Labour right, described the 1983 Labour manifesto as "the longest suicide note in history"
Role range: 1980-1983
Records, sources and methodology
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