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    Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, OM, PC (11 November 1920 – 5 January 2003) was a British politician and writer who served as the sixth president of the European Commission from 1977 to 1981.

  2. Roy Jenkins (born November 11, 1920, Abersychan, Monmouthshire, England—died January 5, 2003, East Hendred, Oxfordshire) was a British politician, a strong supporter of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Community. Formerly a Labourite, he was the first leader of the Social Democratic Party (1982–83) and later was ...

  3. Jan 5, 2014 · Roy Jenkins, UK Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 1960s Labour Government, looks back at his life and career in politics.

  4. www.encyclopedia.com › history › historians-miscellaneous-biographiesRoy Jenkins | Encyclopedia.com

    May 14, 2018 · Roy Harris Jenkins (born 1920), British Labour politician and author, was a leading member of the cabinet before becoming president of the European Community and later a founder of the Social Democratic Party.

  5. Jan 6, 2003 · Roy Jenkins, a Welsh miner's son who became a Socialist cabinet minister and president of the European Commission in Brussels and then tried to break the mold of...

  6. Jan 5, 2003 · Roy Jenkins was a civilised, liberal, decent politician, for those who liked him. For harsher critics he was a snob who had betrayed his party and his working-class roots. He had set out...

  7. Roy Jenkins was a civilized, liberal, decent politician, for those who liked him. For harsher critics, he was a snob who had betrayed his party and his working-class roots. He had set out to be prime minister but his focus was never on politics alone.

  8. Sep 24, 2004 · Roy Jenkins might have been prime minister. Instead he hesitated at the moment of opportunity. Yet during a political life spanning more than half a century he exercised more influence over...

  9. A Very Social Democrat - A Portrait of Roy Jenkins (BBC) BBC documentary first shown in 1996. Lord Jenkins is a man of many lives: author, politician and socialite. He was the home secretary ...

  10. www.britannica.com › contributor › Roy-JenkinsRoy Jenkins | Britannica

    BIOGRAPHY. Member of the House of Lords. Chancellor of Oxford University. Former deputy leader of the Labour Party and president of the European Commission. Co-founder of the Social Democratic Party. Author of Truman, Baldwin, and others. Primary Contributions (1)

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