Foreign Secretary of Great Britain5 April 1982
Appointed Foreign Minister
Historical person
Francis Pym Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Francis Pym, based on 12 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
12 records1982–198312 events3 places
Chronological biography
1982
Resignation of Peter Alexander Rupert Carrington5 April 1982
Carrington resigns and is replaced as Foreign Secretary by Francis Pym
Foreign Secretary6 April 1982
Becomes Foreign Secretary after Carrington resigns.
Diplomatic Plan at Washington21 April 1982
Sent to Washington with Britain's response to Haig's peace plan
Haig Peace Plan21 April 1982
Takes Britain's response to Haig's peace proposals.
Visit to Washington22 April 1982
Pym visits Washington with the British response to Haig's proposals
Returns from Washington with the US an an ally1 May 1982
Returns from Washington with the US an an ally
US Support1 May 1982
Returns from Washington after US backing shifts to Britain.
Meeting with United Nations Secretary General Perez de Cuellar2 May 1982
Pym meets United Nations Secretary General Perez de Cuellar in New York. Has discussions with Perez de Cuellar
UN Diplomacy2 June 1982
Continues diplomacy as British forces advance.
1983
Election9 June 1983
Says that "landslides on the whole dont produce succesful Governments"
Dismissal10 June 1983
Refuses to be appointed Speaker & accepts a place on the back benches
Titles and roles
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
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.