Maurice Harold MacMillan Biography and Timeline

Birth of Maurice Harold MacMillan

Birth of Maurice Harold MacMillan

Election

Stands for Parliament for the 1st time at Stokton & is defeated by just 73 votes

Member of Parliament

Elected Member of Parliament for Stockton, majority of 3,000

Role range: 1924-1929

Speech

Maiden Speech, supports the budget introducing contributory pensions & reduced inc tax

Role range: 1924-1929

General Strike

Helps pack copies of The Times during the General Strike

Role range: 1924-1929

Strike

Helps pack copies of The Times during the General Strike

Role range: 1924-1929

Reform of Trade

Makes a speech in support of the Trades Disputes Bill

Role range: 1924-1929

Industry and the State

Publication of "Industry & the State". Advocates a "middle way" in industrial relations between socialism & laissez-faire

middle way

Publication of "Industry & the State". Advocates a "middle way" in industrial relations between socialism & laissez-faire

Election

Loses Stockton at the general election by 2,389 votes

Election

Wins Stockton as the National Candidate with a majority of 11,031 votes

Reconstruction", calls

Publication of "Reconstruction", calls for economic planning

Reconstruction

Publication of "Reconstruction", calls for economic planning

Election

Wins Stockton with a majority of 4,000 & rejoins the Conservative Party

Vote of Confidence

Votes against Baldwin for lifting sanctions against Italy after it invaded Abyssinia

Role range: 1935-1937

Foreign Policy Statement at London

Says Russia is becoming isolationist within a cordon sanitaire of dependent states

Speech

Says Russia is becoming isolationist within a cordon sanitaire of dependent states

Congress of Europe

Attends the Congress of Europe at the Hague

Trade Embargo at London

Argues for a trade embargo with Eastern Europe

Housing

Announces the design for the "Peoples House"

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1951-1954

Housing

Calls for a housing crusade & the revival of 1940 spirit

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1951-1954

Minister of Housing

Appointed Minister of Housing

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1951-1954

Reform of Housing

While in office constructs 300,000 houses per year. Makes the Housing Department productive rather than administritive

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1951-1954

Housing

Sets a target of 260,000 houses for 1953 & 300,000 houses for 1954. Announces 1,000 more houses are being built per week than under the Labour Government

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1951-1954

Broadcast

Selected to give the first party political broadcast on television

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1951-1954

Reform of Housing

The Housing Repairs & Rents Bill passes 2nd reading, allows rent increases for repairs

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1951-1954

Secretary of State for Defence

Appointed Minister of Defence

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1954-1954

Poll

A poll on who should succeed Churchill reveals 2% support MacMillan & 52% support Eden

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1951-1954

Resignation of Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Opposes Churchills resignation but changes his mind by January 1955

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1954-1954

Resignation of Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Advises Churchill to retire, the only member of the Government brave enough to do so

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1954-1954

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer

Role range: 1955-1957 – 1955-1955

Conference of Geneva

Discusses German reunification, there is no agreement between East & West

Role range: 1955-1957

Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Foreign Minister

Role range: 1955-1957

Election

Increases his majority at Bromley by 1,014

Role range: 1951-1955 – 1954-1954

Suez Canal

Sent to Washington to gain support for a collapsing £

Role range: 1955-1957 – 1955-1957

Budget

Introduces Premium Bonds & cuts Government food subsidies

Role range: 1955-1957 – 1955-1957

Premium Bonds

Introduces Premium Bonds

Role range: 1955-1957 – 1955-1957

Government

Summoned by Elizabeth II to succeed Eden

Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963

Prime Minister of Great Britain

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term

Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963

Government

Forms a Government

Role range: 1957-1963 – 1957-1963