Birth of Neil Kinnock
Birth of Neil Kinnock
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Neil Kinnock Biography and Timeline
Follow Neil Kinnock through 14 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Neil Kinnock, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
14Distinct records
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1942–1999Years on this page
1942
1957
Labour Party
Appointed Member of Labour Party
1967
Marriage
Marries Glenys Kinnock
1970
Member of Parliament
1st elected Member of Parliament, age 28
1979
Shadow Minister
Appointed Shadow Education Secretary
1982
Shadow Minister
Appointed Member of Shadow Cabinet with 131 Labour Party votes
1983
Manifesto
Pledges to create 2.5 million jobs over 5yrs. Calls for unilateral nuclear disarmament. Calls for Britains withdrawal from the EC
Role range: 1983-1992
Election
The Labour party lose 60 seats & are returned with 209 seats, the lowest since 1935. The Conservatives increase their overall majority from 43 to 144. Labours share of the popular vote falls from 37% to 28%
Role range: 1983-1992
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party
Role range: 1983-1992
1986
Purge
Expels Militant from the Labour Party
Role range: 1983-1992
1987
Election
The Labour Party win 30.8% of votes cast & 229 MPs
Role range: 1983-1992
1992
Election
The Labour Party win 34.4% of votes cast & 271 MPs
Role range: 1983-1992
Resignation of Neil Kinnock
Resigns as Party Leader of the Labour Party
Role range: 1983-1992
1999
Vice President
Appointed Vice President of the European Union
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.