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Willie Whitelaw

Born: 28 June 1918

Died: 30 June 1999

1st Viscount Whitelaw of Penrith - 16 June 1983

Member of Privy Council - 11 January 1967

son of William Alexander Whitelaw

Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Labour	1962	October 1964
Leader of the House of Commons	20 June 1970	7 April 1972
Lord President of the Council	20 June 1970	7 April 1972
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	March 1972	1973
Secretary of State for Employment	1973	1974
Secretary of State for the Home Department	5 May 1979	11 June 1983
Leader of the House of Lords	11 June 1983	10 January 1988
Lord President of the Council	11 June 1983	10 January 1988

23 February 1950	East Dunbartonshire	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,367	43.37
25 October 1951	East Dunbartonshire	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,252	44.64
26 May 1955	Penrith & The Border	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,791	57.52
8 October 1959	Penrith & The Border	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,551	58.16
15 October 1964	Penrith & The Border	Conservative & Unionist Party	21,228	51.78
31 March 1966	Penrith & The Border	Conservative & Unionist Party	20,982	52.69
18 June 1970	Penrith & The Border	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,800	58.95
28 February 1974	Penrith & The Border	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,433	60.12
10 October 1974	Penrith & The Border	Conservative & Unionist Party	23,547	58.06
3 May 1979	Penrith & The Border	Conservative & Unionist Party	26,940	61.17
9 June 1983	Penrith & The Border	Conservative & Unionist Party	29,304	58.84
11 June 1983 Elevation of William Whitelaw to the Peerage - 1st Viscount Whitelaw.