History and chronology of Geoffrey Howe in Great Britain

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Geoffrey Howe History of Great Britain


1926	Birth
Birth of Geoffrey Howe
1964	Election
15th Oct Elected Member of Parliament
1970	Solicitor General
Appointed Solicitor-General
1972	Minister of Trade
Appointed Minister of Trade & Indus try
1975	Election
Reaches the 2nd ballot in the Conservative leadership contest
1979	Chancellor
5th May London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
1980	Budget
26th Mar London Announces savings in public spending of œ900 million
26th Mar London Increases spending on defence, police & pensions
26th Mar London Raises duties & prescription charges
1983	Budget
15th Mar London Tax allowances are raised by 14%, 1.75 million are taken out of income tax
1983	Election
9th June Costs Labour's manifesto commitments as an additional œ36-43 billion per Parliament
1983	Manifesto Labour Party
9th June Costs Labour's manifesto commitments as an additional œ36-43 billion per Parliament
1983	Minister of Foreign Affairs
10th June Appointed Foreign Minister
1984	Diplomacy
Sep Hong Kong Howe & Thatcher sign the Joint Declaration handover to China by 1st July 1997
1984	Rule of Hong Kong
Sep Hong Kong Howe & Thatcher sign the Joint Declaration handover to China by 1st July 1997
1985	Sanctions
25th Sep London Announces to the UN General Ass'y Britain will raise EC sanctions against Sth Africa
1989	Conference of Madrid
June Madrid Lawson & Howe force Thatcher into joining the ERM
1989	European Union
June Madrid Lawson & Howe force Thatcher into joining the ERM
1989	Immigration
3rd July Hong Kong Says Hong kong residents have no automatic right to live in the UK
1989	Leader House of Commons
24th July London Appointed Leader of the House of Commons
1989	Lord President
24th July Appointed Lord President of the Council
1990	Deputy Prime Minister
24th July London Appointed Deputy Prime Minister to Margaret Thatcher
1990	Resignation
1st Nov London Resigns from the government over differences with Margaret Thatcher over the EC