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Michael Portillo Biography and Timeline

Follow Michael Portillo through 6 dated historical records for Great Britain.

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Michael Portillo, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

6Distinct records

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1992–2000Years on this page

1992

11 April 1992

Chief Secretary

Chief Secretary of the Treasury · London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Chief Secretary of the Treasury

Role range: 1990-1997 – 1992-1995

1994

6 December 1994

Reform of Government

Secretary of State for Employment · Government / Conservative Party Government

Vetoes an EU directive to give part time workers the same rights as full time workers

Role range: 1990-1997 – 1994-1995

6 December 1994

Reform of Economic Policy

Secretary of State for Employment · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Vetoes an EU directive to give part time workers the same rights as full time workers

Role range: 1990-1997 – 1994-1995

1994

Secretary of State for Employment

Secretary of State for Employment · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State for Employment

Role range: 1990-1997 – 1994-1995

1999

Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament for Kenn & Chelsea · Government / Conservative Party Government

Elected Member of Parliament for Kennsington & Chelsea

2000

1 November 2000

Resignation of Michael Portillo

Member of Parliament for Kenn & Chelsea · Government / Conservative Party Government

Portillo resigns from the Thatcherite No Turning Back group

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.