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Tredegar

Neil Kinnock
History of Great Britain

              


1942
Birth
28th Mar Tredegar Birth of Neil Kinnock
1957
Labour Party
Appointed Member of the Labour Party
1967
Marriage
Marries Glenys Kinnock
1970
Election
Bedwellty 1st elected Member of Parliament, age 28
1979
Shadow Education Secretary
Appointed Shadow Education Secretary
1982
Shadow Cabinet
Appointed Member of the Shadow Cabinet with 131 Labour Party votes
1983
Election
June Labour's share of the popular vote falls from 37% to 28%
June The Conservatives increase their overall majority from 43 to 144
June The Labour party lose 60 seats & are returned with 209 seats, the lowest since 1935
1983
Manifesto Labour Party
16th May Calls for Britain's withdrawal from the EC
16th May Calls for unilateral nuclear disarmament
16th May Pledges to create 2.5 million jobs over 5yrs
1983
Party Leader
2nd Oct London Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party
1986
Expulsion Militants
Expels Militant from the Labour Party
1987
Election
11th June The Labour Party win 30.8% of votes cast & 229 MPs
1992
Election
The Labour Party win 34.4% of votes cast & 271 MPs
1992
Resignation
Resigns as Party Leader of the Labour Party
1999
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Appointed Vice President of the European Union

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