biography
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Callaghan (of Cardiff), (Leonard) James Callaghan, Baron
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known as Jim Callaghan
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pronunciation:
[kalahan]
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| lived:
| (1912– )
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| biography:
| British statesman and prime minister (1976–9), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, S England, UK. He joined the Civil Service (1929), served in naval intelligence in World War 2, and in 1945 was elected Labour MP for South Cardiff. As Chancellor of the Exchequer under Harold Wilson (1964–7), he introduced the controversial corporation and selective employment taxes. He was home secretary (1967–70) and foreign secretary (1974–6), and became prime minister on Wilson's resignation. He resigned as Leader of the Opposition in 1980, and became a life peer in 1987. His autobiography, Time and Chance, was published in 1987. |
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