Election18 June 1970
Defeated at Northampton during the general election
Historical person
Cecil Parkinson Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Cecil Parkinson, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
9 records1970–19897 events3 places
Chronological biography
1970
1982
War Cabinet1982
Appointed Member of Falklands War Cabinet
1983
Reform of Trade1983
Removes the Stock Exchange from the Restrictive Trade Practices Act
Scandal1983
Has an affair with his Secretary Sara Keays, sacked as Foreign Secretary
Secretary10 June 1983
Appointed Secretary of Trade & Industry
Resignation of Cecil ParkinsonOctober 1983
Resigns because of affair with Sara Keays, stays in the political wilderness for 4 yrs
1987
Secretary1987
Appointed Secretary of Energy
1988
Privatization25 February 1988
Announces to the House of Commons his intention to privatize the electricity industry
1989
Privatization1989
It is decided to keep Magnox power stations under Government control
Titles and roles
Member of War Cabinet · Secretary of Energy · Secretary of Trade & Industry
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.