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| − | Scott served in the [[Northern Ireland Office]] as an Under-Secretary of State from 15 September 1981 to 11 September 1986, and thereafter as a Minister of State until 13 June 1987.<ref>David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, p.41.</ref> | + | Scott served in the [[Northern Ireland Office]] as an Under-Secretary of State from 15 September 1981 to 11 September 1986, and thereafter as a Minister of State until 13 June 1987.<ref>David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, p.41.</ref> His strong defence of the Anglo-Irish Agreement made him unpopular with unionists who dubbed him 'Minister of Discord'.<ref>W.D Flackes, & Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-88, Blackstaff Press, 1989, p.250.</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:05, 7 March 2011
Nicholas Scott (1933-2005) was a Conservative politician.[1]
Northern Ireland
Scott served in the Northern Ireland Office as an Under-Secretary of State from 15 September 1981 to 11 September 1986, and thereafter as a Minister of State until 13 June 1987.[2] His strong defence of the Anglo-Irish Agreement made him unpopular with unionists who dubbed him 'Minister of Discord'.[3]
Notes
- ↑ John Barnes, Sir Nicholas Scott, The Independent, 10 January 2005.
- ↑ David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, p.41.
- ↑ W.D Flackes, & Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-88, Blackstaff Press, 1989, p.250.
