Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Oliver Stanley Biography and Timeline

Follow Oliver Stanley through 7 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Oliver Stanley, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

7Distinct records
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1934–1940Years on this page

1934

Reform of Driver Licensing

Minister of Transport · Government / Naional Coalition

Driving tests become mandatory

Role range: 1931-1935 – 1934-1935

Special Areas Act

Minister of Labour · London · Economy / Regional Development

The Special Areas Act provides assistance to districts suffering severe industrial unemployment.

Role range: 1934-1935

Minister of Transport

Minister of Transport · Government / Naional Coalition

Appointed Minister of Transport

Role range: 1931-1935 – 1934-1935

1935

Minister of Labour

Minister of Labour · Government / National Government

Appointed Minister of Labour

Role range: 1935-1937 – 1935-1937

1937

Board of Trade

President of Board of Trade · Government / National Government

Appointed President of the Board of Trade

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1937-1940

President of Board of Trade

President of Board of Trade · Government / National Government

Appointed President of the Board of Trade

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1937-1940

1940

Minister of War

Minister of War · Government / National Government

Appointed Minister of War

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1940-1940

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.