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7 dic 2018 · William Whitelaw, 1979-83 Conservative, under Thatcher More than just a home secretary, Willie Whitelaw was one of the key figures in Margaret Thatcher’s first two governments. Whitelaw came from a Scottish political family. His great-grandfather and grandfather had both been Conservative MPs; the same grandfather became chairman of the ...
Whitelaw, William Stephen Ian (‘Willie’) (1918–99), Viscount Whitelaw of Penrith , first secretary of state for Northern Ireland, was born 28 June 1918 in Edinburgh, the only child of William Alexander Whitelaw (1892–1919), an army officer who died of pneumonia after his health was destroyed in a gas attack in the first world war, and his wife Helen Winifred Alice Cumine (d. 1978 ...
1 lug 1999 · By Political Correspondent Nick Assinder. Willie Whitelaw's image as a pleasant, bumbling old Tory duffer endeared him to politicians on all sides but belied a razor-sharp political sense and an ability to stitch up rivals with consummate ease. For 10 years, former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher relied on him as her deputy and, later, as Tory ...
William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw. William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw KT CH PC was a politician and a deputy prime minister from England, sometimes known as Willie Whitelaw. He held a number of roles in the cabinet of Margaret Thatcher during her time as Prime Minister . Categories: Politicians from Edinburgh. 1918 births.
Willie Whitelaw. British politician (1918–1999) William Whitelaw, ... William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st and last Viscount Whitelaw. retrieved. 9 October 2017.
Willie Whitelaw William Whitelaw's loyalty was crucial to Margaret Thatcher during her early years in power - a fact acknowledged when she famously said: "Every prime minister needs a Willie." Whitelaw was himself well-known for his turn of phrase, once accusing Harold Wilson's Labour of going round "stirring up apathy" during the 1970 election campaign.
Past and present prime ministers have led tributes to the Conservative politician Lord Whitelaw, who has died aged 81. Lord Whitelaw was Baroness Thatcher's right-hand man during her long period at Number 10 Downing Street. She said: "Willie Whitelaw was one of the great figures of our time and represented all that is best in Britain.
