They are going up and down the country, stirring up apathy. - Willie Whitelaw

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They are going up and down the country, stirring up apathy.

Willie Whitelaw

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About Willie Whitelaw

William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw KT CH MC PC DL (28 June 1918 – 1 July 1999) was a British Conservative politician who served as Home Secretary from 1979 to 1983 and as a Cabinet minister in other roles. He was 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.

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Native Name: William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw

Alternative Names: William Stephen Ian Whitelaw • William Whitelaw

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