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Isaac Foot
History of Great Britain
1931
Minister
Appointed
Minister
of the Mines
1945
Member of Parliament
Plymouth
Appointed
Member
of
Parliament
for Plymouth, Devonport
1957
Governor
Cyprus
Appointed
Governor
of
Cyprus
1960
Member of Parliament
Ebbw Vale
Appointed
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of
Parliament
for
Ebbw
Vale
1961
Whip
London
Deprived of the whip for his criticism of the party leadership
1964
Solicitor General
Appointed
Solicitor
General
1970
Election
Unsuccessfully challanges for the
Deputy
Leadership of the
Labour
Party
1971
Election
1972
Election
1974
Reform
London
Strengthens employment rights for trades unions, particularly the closed shop
1974
Secretary
5th Mar
Appointed
Employment
Secretary
1976
Deputy Party Leader
21st Oct
Appointed
Deputy
Leader
of the
Labour
Party
1976
Devolution
London
Responsible for Labour's policy of devolution in
Scotland
&
Wales
1976
Election
21st Oct
Defeats
Shirley
Williams
by 166 votes to 128 for the
Labour
Party
Deputy
Leadership
1976
Leader House of Commons
London
Appointed
Leader
of the
House
of Commons
1976
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Appointed
Lord
President
1980
Party Leader
London
Appointed
Party
Leader
of the
Labour
Party
1981
SDP
London
28 MPs defect to the
Social
Democratic
Party
1983
Election
9th June
Labour is defeated at the general election with its lowest vote since
1918
9th June
Labour win 27.6% of votes cast & 209 MPs
1983
Resignation
London
Resigns the
Party
Leadership after defeat at the general election
1992
Resignation
London
Gives up his seat in the Commons
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