Edward Heath
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| The Right Honourable Sir Edward Heath KG MBE |
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| Heath in his Salisbury home, 1987 | |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
| In office 19 June 1970 – 4 March 1974 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Harold Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Harold Wilson |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 4 March 1974 – 11 February 1975 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Harold Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Thatcher |
| In office 28 July 1965 – 19 June 1970 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Sir Alec Douglas-Home |
| Succeeded by | Harold Wilson |
| Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development, and President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 20 October 1963 – 16 October 1964 |
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| Prime Minister | Sir Alec Douglas-Home |
| Preceded by | Fred Erroll |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Jay |
| Minister of Labour | |
| In office 14 October 1959 – 27 July 1960 |
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| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Iain MacLeod |
| Succeeded by | John Hare |
| Lord Privy Seal | |
| In office 14 February 1960 – 18 October 1963 |
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| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Quintin Hogg |
| Succeeded by | Selwyn Lloyd |
| Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury |
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| In office 7 April 1955 – 14 June 1959 |
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| Prime Minister | Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Patrick Buchan-Hepburn |
| Succeeded by | Martin Redmayne |
| Father of the House | |
| In office 9 April 1992 – 7 June 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Bernard Braine |
| Succeeded by | Tam Dalyell |
| Member of Parliament for Bexley |
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| In office 23 February 1950 – 28 February 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Ashley Bramall |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Sidcup |
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| In office 28 February 1974 – 9 June 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Old Bexley and Sidcup |
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| In office 9 June 1983 – 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Derek Conway |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Richard George Heath 9 July 1916 Broadstairs, Kent United Kingdom |
| Died | 17 July 2005 (aged 89) Salisbury, Wiltshire United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Profession | Journalist/ civil servant |
| Religion | Anglican |
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| Service/branch | British Army • Royal Artillery |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | .jpg){kind=small} Member of the Order of the British Empire 1939–45 Star_ribbon.png){kind=small} War Medal 1939–1945 France and Germany Star |
Sir Edward Richard George "Ted" Heath, KG, MBE, PC (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005) was a British Conservative politician.[1] He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 until 1974.[1] Heaath was also the leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 until 1975.
Heath was educated at Balliol College, Oxford.[1] He died of pneumonia.
References [change]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "BBC History - Historic Figures:Edward Heath (1916 - 2005)". http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/heath_edward.shtml. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
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