Difference between revisions of "William Whitelaw"

William Whitelaw
William Whitelaw
Born	William Stephen Ian Whitelaw; 1918-06-28; Nairn, Scotland
Died	1999-07-01 (Age 81); Penrith, England
Alma mater	Trinity College (Cambridge)
Religion	Church of Scotland
Party	Conservative
	The Britain-Russia Centre and the British East-West Centre/Director
In office
	20 June 1988 - 1 July 1997
Succeeded by	Shirley Williams
	Deputy Prime Minister of United Kingdom
In office
	4 May 1979 - 10 January 1988
Boss	Margaret Thatcher
	Leader of the House of Lords
In office
	11 June 1983 - 10 January 1988
	Lord President of the Council
In office
	11 June 1983 - 10 January 1988
Preceded by	John Biffen
	Home Secretary
In office
	4 May 1979 - 11 June 1983
Preceded by	Merlyn Rees
Succeeded by	Leon Brittan
	Shadow Home Secretary
In office
	11 April 1976 - 4 May 1979
Succeeded by	Merlyn Rees
	Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office
	4 March 1974 - 11 February 1975
Preceded by	Peter Carrington
Succeeded by	Peter Thorneycroft
	Secretary of State for Employment
In office
	2 December 1973 - 4 March 1974
Succeeded by	Michael Foot
	Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office
	24 March 1972 - 2 December 1973
Succeeded by	Francis Pym
	Leader of the House of Commons
In office
	20 June 1970 - 7 April 1972
Preceded by	Fred Peart
Succeeded by	Robert Carr
	Lord President of the Council
In office
	20 June 1970 - 7 April 1972
Preceded by	Fred Peart
Succeeded by	Robert Carr
	Chief Whip of the Conservative Party
In office
	16 October 1964 - 20 June 1970
	Member of Parliament for Penrith and The Border
In office
	26 May 1955 - 11 June 1983

Latest revision as of 17:40, 27 January 2022

William Whitelaw was a UK politician.

John Hughes-Wilson stated in 2013 that William Whitelaw supported the "Arms to Iraq" project.^[1]

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+==Activities==
 [[John Hughes-Wilson]] stated in 2013 that William Whitelaw supported the  "[[Arms to Iraq]]" project.<ref>[[Document:Maggie's Guilty Secret]]</ref>
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