Christopher Soames Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Christopher Soames, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

2 records1979–19802 events2 places

Chronological biography

1979

Leader of the House of Lords1979

Government / Conservative Party Government · Leader of the House of Lords · London

Appointed Leader of the House of Lords

1980

Zimbabwe Independence18 April 1980

Government / Conservative Party Government · Baron · Governor of Southern Rhodesia · Salisbury

Completes his role as governor during the transition to Zimbabwe.

Titles and roles

Baron · Governor of Southern Rhodesia · Leader of the House of Lords

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.