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Chief Whip

Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records

1922–1991Date range

5Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1922

Villiers Clarendon, 6th1922

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Chief Whip in the House of Lords

1955

Edward Richard George HeathDecember 1955

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Becomes Government Chief Whip and manages Conservative parliamentary discipline.

Edward Richard George Heath1955

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Chief Whip

1983

John Wakeham1983

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Chief Whip of the Conservative Party

1990

Richard Ryder30 November 1990

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Chief Whip

1991

HeskethNovember 1991

London · Government / Conservative Party Government

Appointed Chief Whip in the House of Lords

Names involved

Edward Richard George HeathHeskethJohn WakehamRichard RyderVilliers Clarendon, 6th

Provenance

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