Clare Short Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Clare Short, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

4 records1983–20033 events1 places

Chronological biography

1983

Member of Parliament1983

Politics / Labour Party · Member of Parliament for Ladywood · Birmingham

Elected Member of Parliament for Ladywood.

1997

Minister of International Development1997

Government / Labour Party Government · Minister of International Development

Appointed Secretary of State for International Development, 1st term

2001

Minister of International Development2001

Government / Labour Party Government · Minister of International Development

Appointed Secretary of State for International Development, 2nd term

2003

Resignation of Clare ShortMay 2003

Government / Labour Party Government · Minister of International Development

Resigns over the Governments policy of war in Iraq

Titles and roles

Member of Parliament for Ladywood · Minister of International Development

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.