William Whitelaw (Home Secretary)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Whitelaw_(Home_Secretary)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Companion_of_Honour
gptkb:Knight_of_the_Thistle
Privy Counsellor
gptkbp:birthDate 1918-06-28
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Nairn,_Scotland
gptkbp:children 4
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:deathDate 1999-07-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Penrith,_Cumbria,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Winchester_College
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Stephen_Ian_Whitelaw
gptkbp:honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Whitelaw (Home Secretary)
gptkbp:memberOfParliamentFor Penrith and the Border
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Major
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:notableFor role in Northern Ireland peace process
key ally of Margaret Thatcher
introduction of 'short, sharp shock' policy
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:peerage gptkb:Viscount_Whitelaw
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:predecessor_(Home_Secretary) gptkb:Merlyn_Rees
gptkbp:primeMinister_(as_Home_Secretary) gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Church_of_Scotland
gptkbp:residence Ennim, near Penrith, Cumbria
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Cecilia_Doriel_Loraine
gptkbp:successor_(Home_Secretary) gptkb:Leon_Brittan
gptkbp:termEnd 1983
gptkbp:termEnd_(Home_Secretary) 1983-06-11
gptkbp:termStart 1955
gptkbp:termStart_(Home_Secretary) 1979-05-04
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leon_Brittan,_Baron_Brittan_of_Spennithorne
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7