Election
Defeated at Northampton during the general election
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Cecil Parkinson Biography and Timeline
Follow Cecil Parkinson through 9 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Cecil Parkinson, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
9Distinct records
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1970–1989Years on this page
1970
1982
War Cabinet
Appointed Member of Falklands War Cabinet
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1982-1982
1983
Secretary
Appointed Secretary of Trade & Industry
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1983-1983
Resignation of Cecil Parkinson
Resigns because of affair with Sara Keays, stays in the political wilderness for 4 yrs
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1983-1983
Reform of Trade
Removes the Stock Exchange from the Restrictive Trade Practices Act
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1983-1983
Scandal
Has an affair with his Secretary Sara Keays, sacked as Foreign Secretary
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1983-1983
1987
Secretary
Appointed Secretary of Energy
Role range: 1979-1990
1988
Privatization
Announces to the House of Commons his intention to privatize the electricity industry
Role range: 1979-1990
1989
Privatization
It is decided to keep Magnox power stations under Government control
Role range: 1979-1990
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.