Francis Pym5 May 1979
Appointed Secretary of State for Defence as Margaret Thatcher formed her first government, beginning a cabinet tenure that continued until his January 1981 transfer.
Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Appointed Secretary of State for Defence as Margaret Thatcher formed her first government, beginning a cabinet tenure that continued until his January 1981 transfer.
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