(3) Wilsons government - Personalities

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(3) Wilsons government - Personalities
  1. Barbrara Castle - Labour
    1. Shared the socialist ideal "simple tastes"
      1. Traditional left of the party
        1. Came from a similar modest background to Wilson
          1. Was made head of ministry for Labour - in one of Wilson re-shuffles - introduced the equal pay act for women 1970
            1. Minister for transport, continued the beaching cuts - against Labour promises
              1. Secretary of state for Wilson in 1974-76
              2. Edward Heath - Conservative
                1. First entered the cabinet as minister for labour in 1959, then promoted to lord of the privy seal
                  1. Become the president of the board of trade in 1965
                    1. Become PM in 1970 after winning the election
                      1. Entered into the ECC formally in 1973
                      2. Harold Wilson - Labour
                        1. First elected in 1945 at the age of 29
                          1. Was known to have brilliant mind as an academic from Oxford
                            1. Was very young cabinet minister as promotion to president of board of trade in 1947
                              1. Was promoted to shadow chancellor of exchequer of 1955
                                1. Shadow foreign secretary 1961
                                  1. 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)
                                  2. George Brown - Labour
                                    1. Was from humble origens, and left school at 15
                                      1. Worked his way up through the trade unions
                                        1. Was supported by trade unions to win his first seat in 1945
                                          1. After Bevan died in 1960 he was promoted to deputy leader
                                            1. So when Labour won the election he was deputy PM 1964-68
                                            2. Denis Healey - Labour
                                              1. Was first elected in 1952
                                                1. Was promoted to shadow defense secretary in 1964 after the creation of the posted
                                                  1. Appointed shadow chancellor in 1972 after Roy Jenkins resignation
                                                    1. Became chancellor in 74
                                                      1. Deputy leader in 1980-83
                                                        1. Shadow foreign secretary 1980-87
                                                        2. James Callaghan - Labour
                                                          1. PM 1976-79, leader of party- 76-80
                                                            1. Only politition to date to have served in all four of the great offices of state
                                                              1. Chancellor 1964-1967
                                                                1. Home secretary 1967-70
                                                                  1. Foreign secretary1974-76
                                                                    1. And PM 1976-79
                                                                    2. During his time as chancellor of the exchequer he had to deal with devaluation of the pound
                                                                      1. As Home secretary he decided to use the army in Northern Ireland
                                                                        1. He also renegotiate the terms of EEC membership in 1974
                                                                          1. Had lead a government that had lost its majority
                                                                            1. Continued as MP until 87
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