Birth of Peter Shore
Birth of Peter Shore
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Peter David Shore Biography and Timeline
Follow Peter David Shore through 26 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Peter David Shore, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1924–2001Years on this page
1924
1959
Research Department
Appointed Head of the Labour Party's Research Department and took charge of the renewal of party policy following its third successive defeat in 1959
1964
Parliamentary Private Secretary
After only a short time on the backbenches, Wilson chose Shore to be Parliamentary Private Secretary, responsible for liaising between the Prime Minister and Labour MPs, though Denis Healey termed him "Harold's lapdog"
Role range: 1964-1970
Parliamentary Private Secretary
After only a short time on the backbenches, Wilson chose Shore to be Parliamentary Private Secretary, responsible for liaising between the Prime Minister and Labour MPs, though Denis Healey termed him "Harolds lapdog"
Role range: 1964-1970
Election
Main author of the Labour Party manifesto for the 1964 general election
Manifesto
Main author of the Labour Party manifesto for the 1964 general election
Election
Selected to fight the safe seat of Stepney in the election, which he easily retained
1967
Department of Economic Affairs (DEA)
Shore declared immediately his belief in state-controlled economic planning, together with the regulation of prices and wages. Appointed Secretary of State for Economic Affairs at the Department of Economic Affairs
Role range: 1964-1970 – 1967-1969
Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
Appointed Secretary of State for Economic Affairs at the Department of Economic Affairs
Role range: 1964-1970 – 1967-1969
Privy Council
Appointed Member of Privy Council
Role range: 1964-1970
Secretary of State
Appointed Secretary of State
Role range: 1964-1970
1968
Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
Shore is retained in the Cabinet as a Minister without Portfolio and Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
Role range: 1964-1970 – 1967-1969
Minister Without Portfolio
Shore is retained in the Cabinet as a Minister without Portfolio and Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
Role range: 1968-1970 – 1967-1969
Department of Economic Affairs (DEA)
Early in 1968, the responsibility for prices and incomes was transferred to another department. The Treasury had never approved of the creation of the Department for Economic Affairs and began reasserting its influence, depriving it of any significant power
Role range: 1964-1970 – 1967-1969
In Place of Strife
Shore sided with those in cabinet who were opposed to Barbara Castles White Paper, In Place of Strife
Role range: 1964-1970 – 1967-1969
1970
Election
Shore is retained in the Cabinet as a Minister without Portfolio and Deputy Leader of the House of Commons
Role range: 1964-1970
1974
Secretary of State
Appointed Secretary of State for Trade & Industry
Role range: 1974-1979
Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Role range: 1974-1979
President of Board of Trade
Appointed President of the Board of Trade
Role range: 1974-1979
Secretary of State for Trade
Appointed as Secretary of State for Trade
Role range: 1974-1979
1975
Referendum
The results of the 1975 Referendum, giving a two-to-one majority in favour of remaining members, damaged Shore along with the other dissenting ministers
Role range: 1974-1979
1976
Secretary of State for the Environment
Appointed Secretary of State for the Environment
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1976-1979
1979
Shadow Foreign Secretary
Appointed Shadow Foreign Secretary
1982
Shadow Minister
Appointed Member of Shadow Cabinet with 129 Labour Party votes
1997
Peerage
Created Baron Shore of Stepney
2001
Death of Peter David Shore
Death of Peter Shore
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.