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Following Labour's defeat at the 1951 election, Callaghan increasingly became regarded as a leader of the right wing of the Labour Party, and stood for the positions of deputy leader in 1960 and for leader in 1963, but was defeated by George Brown for the former and Harold Wilson for the latter.
James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan (born March 27, 1912, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England—died March 26, 2005, Ringmer, East Sussex) was a British Labour Party politician, who was prime minister from 1976 to 1979. Callaghan entered the civil service at age 17 as a tax officer.
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Learn about the life and career of James Callaghan, the only 20th-century British Prime Minister to hold all four major offices of state. Find out his achievements, challenges and controversies in office from 1976 to 1979.
Learn about the life and career of James Callaghan, who led the Labour Party from 1976 to 1979 amid economic crisis and industrial unrest. Find out how he became chancellor, home secretary, foreign secretary and prime minister, and why he lost the 1979 election.
Leonard James " Jim " Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC ( / ˈkæləˌhæn /; 27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005) was a British Labour politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) from 1976 to 1979. [1]
Learn about the life and achievements of James Callaghan, Britain's longest-lived Prime Minister and the only person to hold all four great offices of state. Find out how he dealt with the Winter of Discontent, the EU referendum, and the Soviet Union.
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Mar 27, 2005 · James Callaghan, elder statesman of British Labor Party whose three years as prime minister were marked by infamous 'Winter of Discontent' and tumultuous battles with labor unions, dies...
