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(3) Wilsons government - Personalities
- Barbrara Castle - Labour
- Shared the socialist ideal "simple tastes"
- Traditional left of the party
- Came from a similar modest background to Wilson
- Was made head of ministry for Labour - in one of Wilson
re-shuffles - introduced the equal pay act for women 1970
- Minister for transport, continued the
beaching cuts - against Labour promises
- Secretary of state for Wilson in 1974-76
- Edward Heath - Conservative
- First entered the cabinet as minister for labour in
1959, then promoted to lord of the privy seal
- Become the president of the board of trade in 1965
- Become PM in 1970 after winning the election
- Entered into the ECC formally in 1973
- Harold Wilson - Labour
- First elected in 1945 at the age of 29
- Was known to have brilliant mind as an academic from Oxford
- Was very young cabinet minister as promotion
to president of board of trade in 1947
- Was promoted to shadow
chancellor of exchequer of 1955
- Shadow foreign secretary 1961
- After Hugh Gaitskell death in 63 he became
leader and so won the election in 64, two
term in office (1964-1970 and 1974-1976)
- George Brown - Labour
- Was from humble origens, and left school at 15
- Worked his way up through the trade unions
- Was supported by trade unions
to win his first seat in 1945
- After Bevan died in 1960 he
was promoted to deputy leader
- So when Labour won the election
he was deputy PM 1964-68
- Denis Healey - Labour
- Was first elected in 1952
- Was promoted to shadow defense secretary
in 1964 after the creation of the posted
- Appointed shadow chancellor in 1972
after Roy Jenkins resignation
- Became chancellor in 74
- Deputy leader in 1980-83
- Shadow foreign secretary 1980-87
- James Callaghan - Labour
- PM 1976-79, leader of party- 76-80
- Only politition to date to
have served in all four of
the great offices of state
- Chancellor 1964-1967
- Home secretary 1967-70
- Foreign secretary1974-76
- And PM 1976-79
- During his time as chancellor of
the exchequer he had to deal with
devaluation of the pound
- As Home secretary he decided to
use the army in Northern Ireland
- He also renegotiate the terms
of EEC membership in 1974
- Had lead a government that
had lost its majority
- Continued as MP until 87