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Whitelaw Biography and Timeline

Follow Whitelaw through 6 dated historical records for Great Britain.

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Whitelaw, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

6Distinct records

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1972–1983Years on this page

1972

24 March 1972

Rule of Ulster

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

Direct Rule takes effect over Northern Ireland

Role range: 1970-1974 – 1972-1973

24 March 1972

Secretary of State

Viscount · Secretary of State · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State

Role range: 1970-1974 – 1972-1973

1981

12 April 1981

Demonstrations

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

Visits Brixton & expresses "extreme distress & horror"

Role range: 1979-1992 – 1979-1983

1983

10 June 1983

Leader of the House of Lords

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

Appointed Leader of the House of Lords

Role range: 1979-1990

1983

Lord President

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

Appointed Lord President of the Council

Role range: 1979-1990

1983

Peerage

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

Created Viscount Whitelaw

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.