Prices & Consumer Protection
Appointed Secretary of State for Prices & Consumer Protection
Role range: 1974-1974 – 1974-1974
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Shirley Williams Biography and Timeline
Follow Shirley Williams through 9 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Shirley Williams, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
9Distinct records
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1974–1981Years on this page
1974
Secretary of State
Appointed Secretary of State for Prices & Consumer Protection
Role range: 1974-1974 – 1974-1974
Minister of Education
Appointed Minister for Education
Role range: 1974-1974
Social Contract
Works on prices policy as Labour balances pay restraint with consumer protection.
Role range: 1974-1979 – 1974-1976
1976
Minister of Education
Appointed Secretary of State for Education & Science
Role range: 1974-1979
Election
Michael Foot defeats Shiley Williams by 166 votes to 128 for the Deputy Leadership
Role range: 1974-1979
1977
CLV
Helps found the Campaign for Labour Victory, begining of the SDP
1981
SDP
One of the "Gang of Four", former Labour Minister's who found the SDP
Gang of Four
Joins Jenkins, David Owen and Bill Rodgers in the SDP breakaway.
Role range: 1981-1988
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.