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William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw

(1918-1999), Politician; Home Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister

Sitter in 18 portraits
Conservative politician; Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1972-3), Secretary of State for Employment (1973-4), Home Secretary (1979-83); Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Lords (1983-8); created hereditary peer, 1983.

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William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw, by David Newell-Smith - NPG x200220

William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw

by David Newell-Smith
gelatin silver print, October 1970
NPG x200220

William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw, by David Newell-Smith - NPG x200255

William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw

by David Newell-Smith
gelatin silver print, circa 1970
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x200255

William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw, by David Newell-Smith - NPG x200256

William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw

by David Newell-Smith
gelatin silver print, circa 1970
NPG x200256

Margaret Thatcher with her Shadow Cabinet , 1975, by Keystone Press Agency Ltd - NPG x194195

Margaret Thatcher with her Shadow Cabinet , 1975

by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
vintage print, 20 February 1975
NPG x194195

The Conservative Shadow Cabinet, by Tom Blau - NPG x131958

The Conservative Shadow Cabinet

by Tom Blau
digital chromogenic print, 1977
NPG x131958

Margaret Thatcher and the Cabinet of 1979, by Central Press - NPG x182327

Margaret Thatcher and the Cabinet of 1979

by Central Press
bromide press print, June 1979
NPG x182327

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William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw

by Elliott & Fry
quarter-plate negative, 1959
NPG x86083

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William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw

by Elliott & Fry
quarter-plate negative, 1959
NPG x86084

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William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 12 July 1963
NPG x171948

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William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 12 July 1963
NPG x171949

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William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 12 July 1963
NPG x171950

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William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 12 July 1963
NPG x171952

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William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 12 July 1963
NPG x171953

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William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, Viscount Whitelaw

by Walter Bird
bromide print, 7 February 1967
NPG x186123

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