Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Clare Short Biography and Timeline

Follow Clare Short through 4 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Clare Short, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

4Distinct records
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1983–2003Years on this page

1983

Member of Parliament

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

Elected Member of Parliament for Ladywood.

1997

Minister of International Development

Minister of International Development · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State for International Development, 1st term

Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2003

2001

Minister of International Development

Minister of International Development · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State for International Development, 2nd term

Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2003

2003

Resignation of Clare Short

Minister of International Development · Government / Labour Party Government

Resigns over the Governments policy of war in Iraq

Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2003

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.