Michael Portillo Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Michael Portillo, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

6 records1992–20006 events1 places

Chronological biography

1992

Chief Secretary11 April 1992

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

Appointed Chief Secretary of the Treasury

1994

Secretary of State for Employment1994

Government / Conservative Party Government · Secretary of State for Employment

Appointed Secretary of State for Employment

Reform of Economic Policy6 December 1994

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

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

Reform of Government6 December 1994

Government / Conservative Party Government · Secretary of State for Employment

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

1999

Member of Parliament1999

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

Elected Member of Parliament for Kennsington & Chelsea

2000

Resignation of Michael Portillo1 November 2000

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

Portillo resigns from the Thatcherite No Turning Back group

Titles and roles

Chief Secretary of the Treasury · Member of Parliament for Kenn & Chelsea · Secretary of State for Employment

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.