Sir William Whitelaw

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight_of_the_Thistle
Privy Counsellor
gptkbp:birthDate 1918-06-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:children 4
gptkbp:deathDate 1999-07-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Blencathra,_Cumbria,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Winchester_College
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Stephen_Ian_Whitelaw
gptkbp:honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Whitelaw
gptkbp:memberOfParliamentFor gptkb:Penrith_and_The_Border
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Major
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor key ally of Margaret Thatcher
Home Secretary reforms
role in Northern Ireland during The Troubles
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:parliamentaryTerm 1955
1983
gptkbp:peerage gptkb:Viscount_Whitelaw
1983
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Lord_President_of_the_Council
gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_Northern_Ireland
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:retired 1988
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:Edward_Heath
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Cecilia_Sprot
gptkbp:termEnd Home Secretary, 1983
Deputy Prime Minister, 1988
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 1973
gptkbp:termStart Deputy Prime Minister, 1979
Home Secretary, 1979
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 1972
gptkbp:title gptkb:Viscount_Whitelaw
Baron Whitelaw
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iranian_Embassy_siege
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7