James Callaghan
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The Rt Hon James Callaghan | |
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In office 5 April 1976 – 4 May 1979 |
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Preceded by | Harold Wilson |
Succeeded by | Margaret Thatcher |
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In office 16 October 1964 – 30 November 1967 |
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Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
Preceded by | Reginald Maudling |
Succeeded by | Roy Jenkins |
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Born | 27 March, 1912 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
Died | 26 March, 2005, age 92 Ringmer, East Sussex, England |
Political party | Labour |
Leonard James Callaghan, (27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005), was Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979.
He is the only Prime Minister to have held all four of the Great Offices of State.
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