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

6Records
1950–1997Date range
5Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1950

Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker Gordon-Walker1950

Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Commonwealth Secretary

1966

Harold WilsonSeptember 1966

Lagos · Government / Labour Party Government

The Commonwealth Conference at Lagos attacks Wilson's handling of Rhodesia's UDI

Bowden Aylestone1966

Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Minister of the Commonwealth Office

1976

Charles Anthony Raven Crosland1976

Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs

1994

Robin Finlayson Cook1994

Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs

1997

Robin Finlayson Cook1997

Government / Labour Party Government

Appointed Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs

Names involved

Bowden AylestoneCharles Anthony Raven CroslandHarold WilsonPatrick Chrestien Gordon Walker Gordon-WalkerRobin Finlayson Cook

Provenance

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