Birth of Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker
Birth of Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker Biography and Timeline
Follow Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker through 22 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
22Distinct records
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1907–1980Years on this page
1907
1935
Election
First stands for Parliament in the 1935 general election, unsuccessful in the Conservative-held Oxford constituency
1945
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Smethwick in a by-election after Labour's Alfred Dobbs was killed in a car accident one day after winning the seat at the 1945 general election
Parliamentary Private Secretary
Appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Herbert Morrison, the Leader of the House of Commons
Role range: 1945-1951
1950
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Commonwealth Relations Office
Appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Commonwealth Relations Office
Role range: 1945-1951
Commonwealth
Appointed Commonwealth Secretary
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1950-1951
Secretary
Appointed Commonwealth Secretary
Role range: 1945-1951 – 1950-1951
1963
Shadow Minister
Appointed Shadow Foreign Secretary
1964
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Foreign Minister
Role range: 1964-1970 – 1964-1965
Visit to Moscow
Wilson & Walker visit Khrushchev & reach a "friendly understanding" except for Berlin
Election
Defeated at the Smethwick election to a Conservative candidate who campaigns with the slogan, "If you want a nigger neighbour, vote Labour"
1965
Election
Loses the Leyton by-election, considerred a safe Labour seat
Role range: 1964-1970
Election
Forced to resign after losing the Leyton by-election
Role range: 1964-1970 – 1964-1965
Resignation of Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker
Forced to resign after losing the Leyton by-election
Role range: 1964-1970 – 1964-1965
1966
Election
Elected Member of Parliament for Leyton
Role range: 1964-1970
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Leyton
Role range: 1964-1970
1967
Minister Without Portfolio
Appointed Minister without Portfolio
Role range: 1964-1970 – 1967-1968
Secretary of State for Education and Science
Appointed Secretary of State for Education and Science
Role range: 1964-1970 – 1967-1968
1968
Companion of Honour
Retires from the Cabinet and awarded the Companion of Honour
Role range: 1964-1970 – 1967-1968
1974
Retirement
Retires from the House of Commons
Peerage
Created a life peer as Baron Gordon-Walker, of Leyton in Greater London
Role range: 04
1980
Death of Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker
Death of Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker
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.