Election
Appointed prospective Member of Parliament for Epping
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Norman Tebbit Biography and Timeline
Follow Norman Tebbit through 19 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Norman Tebbit, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
19Distinct records
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1969–1989Years on this page
1969
1970
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Epping, majority of 2,575
Speech
Makes maiden speech on the 2nd reading of the Civil Aviation Bill
Role range: 1970-1974
1971
Arrest of Pauline Jones
Tebbit reduces Pauline Jones sentence from 3yrs to 21 months. Pauline Jones had kidnapped a baby after a miscarriage & was given 3 yrs
Role range: 1970-1974
Trial
Accuses the BEA of discrimination when it says it does not employ women pilots
Role range: 1970-1974
1972
Reform of Parliament
Votes against introducing TV cameras to the Commons, changes view in later years
Role range: 1970-1974
Vice Chairman
Appointed Vice Chairman of the back bench Housing Committee
Role range: 1970-1974
1981
Secretary of State for Employment
Appointed Minister of Employment
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1981-1983
1983
Minister of Trade & Industry
Appointed Minister of Trade & Industry
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1983-1985
Privatization
Introduces a Bill into Parliament to privatize British Telecom
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1983-1985
1984
Bombing of Brighton
Tebbits wife is paralysed. Injured by an IRA bomb at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party Conference
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1983-1985
IRA - Bombing of Brighton
Government record concerning the IRA: Tebbits wife is paralysed. Injured by an IRA bomb at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party Conference
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1983-1985
IRA - Bombing of Brighton
Historical IRA record under Conservative Party Government: Tebbits wife is paralysed. Injured by an IRA bomb at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party Conference
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1983-1985
IRA - Bombing of Brighton
IRA context for Norman Tebbit: Tebbits wife is paralysed. Injured by an IRA bomb at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party Conference
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1983-1985
IRA
Injured by an IRA bomb at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party Conference
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1983-1985
1985
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Conservative Party
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1985-1987
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Role range: 1979-1990 – 1985-1987
1989
Bombing of Libya
Dissaproves of Thatchers support of the US bombing of Libya
Role range: 1979-1990
Retirement
Retires from the Government, allegedly over choice of advertising agencies
Role range: 1979-1990
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.