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Jack Straw Biography and Timeline

Follow Jack Straw through 5 dated historical records for Great Britain.

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Jack Straw, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

5Distinct records

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1979–2001Years on this page

1979

Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament for Blackburn · Blackburn · Government / Labour Party Government

Elected Member of Parliament for Blackburn

1997

Home Secretary of Great Britain

Home Secretary of Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Home Secretary

Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2001

1998

1 January 1998

Scandal

Home Secretary of Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government

Jack Straws son is exposed for selling cannabis

Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2001

2001

Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Foreign Secretary

Role range: 1997-2007 – 2001-

2001

Visit to To Iran by a British Foreign Minister

Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government

Jack Straw makes the 1st visit to Iran by a British Foreign Minister since 1979

Role range: 1997-2007 – 2001-

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.