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William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw

1918 - 1999

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William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, (28 June 1918 – 1 July 1999), was a British Conservative Party politician who served in a wide number of Cabinet positions, most notably as Home Secretary from 1979 to 1983 and as de facto Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1988. He was Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1991. After the Conservative Party won an unexpected victory at the 1970 general election, Whitelaw was appointed as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council by Prime Minister Edward Heath. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw has received more than 601,677 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw is the 17,356th most popular politician, the 5,670th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 627th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw ranks 17,356 out of 19,576. Before him are Paulias Matane, Frits Goedgedrag, Balakh Sher Mazari, Khaled Bahah, Uma Bharti, and Zbigniew Ziobro. After him are Mehmet Şimşek, Harry Atkinson, Quintus Veranius, Kathleen Sebelius, Sam Matekane, and Domingos Simões Pereira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw ranks 322. Before him are Dick Gibson, P. H. Newby, Kaaren Verne, Marguerite Chapman, Marian McPartland, and Dave Bartholomew. After him are Griffin Bell, Sid Abel, Ntsu Mokhehle, Allenby Chilton, Walt Faulkner, and Otis Bowen. Among people deceased in 1999, William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw ranks 310. Before him are Harry Edison, Vere Bird, Guy Mitchell, Marguerite Chapman, Gene Siskel, and Albert Charles Smith. After him are Ntsu Mokhehle, Gene Sarazen, Skip Spence, Harry Blackmun, Marshall Wayne, and Walter Payton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw ranks 5,670 out of 8,785. Before him are Conrad Lant (1963), Louise Rayner (1832), Timothy Gowers (1963), Peter Doherty (1913), Jimmy Mullen (1923), and Susan Bassnett (1945). After him are Harry Atkinson (1831), Jack Huston (1982), Conn Iggulden (1971), Douglas Lowe (1902), Simon Kirke (1949), and James Allison (1968).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw ranks 627. Before him are Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey (1851), David Kelly (1944), Ben Wallace (1970), Shashi Tharoor (1956), Nick Clegg (1967), and Kenneth Clarke (1940). After him are Harry Atkinson (1831), Richard Seddon (1845), Suella Braverman (1980), Peter Fraser (1884), John Bright (1811), and John Ballance (1839).

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