William Whitelaw
Mr William Stephen Ian Whitelaw
Rush ID: 8972
Details
- Born:
- 28 June 1918
- Died:
- 1 July 1999
- Birth place:
- Nairn, Nairnshire, UK
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- Unknown
- Ethnic minority:
- No
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Army officer
- Election occupation:
- Landowner
- Parentage:
- William Alexander Whitelaw
- Notes:
- None
- Knighthood/Dame:
- False
- Highest Office:
- Cabinet Minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 4
- Education level:
- Graduate
References
- Rush ID:
- 8972
- MNIS ID:
- 1722
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q333963
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
- Beamish Person ID:
- Not set
- They work for you ID:
- 22244
Name changes
- WHITELAW, William (1918-1999)
Peerages
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1st Viscount Whitelaw of Penrith
New hereditary
1983
Constituencies
-
Penrith and The Border
Party: Conservative Year of election: 1955 Date of election: 26 May 1955 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: First entry Year of exit: 1983* Date of exit: 11 June 1983 Party: Conservative Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Direct Notes: Re-elected at 1983 General Election, but elevated to peerage immediately afterwards.
Unsuccessful candidate in
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Dunbartonshire East
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1951 Date of election: Thu 25th Oct 1951 Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes: -
Dunbartonshire East
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1950 Date of election: Thu 23rd Feb 1950 Nature of election: General election Party: Conservative Notes:
Ministerial offices
-
PPS 1956-1957
to Peter Thorneycroft, as President of the Board of Trade
-
PPS 1957-1958
to Peter Thorneycroft, as Chancellor of the Exchequer
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Assistant Whip 1959-1961
-
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1961-1962
-
Parliamentary Secretary 1962-1964
Ministry of Labour
-
Chief Whip 1964-1970
Chief Opposition Whip
-
Lord President of the Council 1970-1972
-
Leader of the House of Commons 1970-1972
-
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1972-1973
-
Secretary of State for Employment 1973-1974
-
Home Secretary 1979-1983
Higher education
-
Trinity College
Graduated
Schools
Marriages
-
Sport, Cecilia
Year: 1943
Parties
-
Conservative Party Member
Chairman 1974-1975