Whitelaw Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Whitelaw, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

6 records1972–19836 events2 places

Chronological biography

1972

Rule of Ulster24 March 1972

Government / Conservative Party Government · Viscount · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland · Ulster

Direct Rule takes effect over Northern Ireland

Secretary of State24 March 1972

Government / Conservative Party Government · Viscount · Secretary of State

Appointed Secretary of State

1981

Demonstrations12 April 1981

Government / Conservative Party Government · Viscount · Home Secretary of Great Britain · London

Visits Brixton & expresses "extreme distress & horror"

1983

Lord President1983

Government / Conservative Party Government · Viscount · Lord President of the Council

Appointed Lord President of the Council

Peerage1983

Government / Conservative Party Government · Viscount · Lord President of the Council · London

Created Viscount Whitelaw

Leader of the House of Lords10 June 1983

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

Appointed Leader of the House of Lords

Titles and roles

Viscount · Home Secretary of Great Britain · Viscount · Leader of the House of Lords · Viscount · Lord President of the Council · Viscount · Secretary of State · Viscount · Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

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.