John Major Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Major, based on 7 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

7 records1990–20167 events3 places

Chronological biography

1990

Prime Minister28 November 1990

Politics / Conservative Party · Prime Minister · London

Becomes Prime Minister after Margaret Thatcher resigns.

1991

Maastricht Negotiation10 December 1991

Government / Conservative Party Government · Prime Minister · Maastricht

Negotiates opt outs from the single currency and Social Chapter.

1992

Brexit7 February 1992

Government / Conservative Party Government · Prime Minister · Maastricht

Signs the Maastricht Treaty, deepening Conservative divisions over Europe.

Election9 April 1992

Politics / Conservative Party · Prime Minister · Great Britain

Wins a Conservative majority in the general election.

Black Wednesday16 September 1992

Government / Conservative Party Government · Prime Minister · London

Sterling leaves the Exchange Rate Mechanism, damaging Conservative European policy credibility.

1993

Maastricht Ratification20 July 1993

Government / Conservative Party Government · Prime Minister · London

Wins parliamentary ratification battles over the Maastricht Treaty.

2016

Remain CampaignJune 2016

Politics / Brexit · Campaigner · London

Supports Remain and criticises Leave campaign claims.

Titles and roles

Campaigner · Prime Minister

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.