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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. At various times a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Labour Party, Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Liberal Democrats, he was ...
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 ...
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Nov 5, 2002 · Paperback – Illustrated, November 5, 2002. Acclaimed historian Roy Jenkins presents a comprehensive biography of Winston Churchill, an icon of modern history, from his childhood to the critical World War II period and beyond—a New York Times bestseller. “This is a first class, well-sustained work of history and a masterpiece of biography….
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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. Roy Jenkins was born on November 11, 1920, the son of Arthur Jenkins, a Welsh miner who became an officer of his union and later a ...
Oct 12, 2001 · Roy Jenkins. 3.91. 5,318 ratings239 reviews. Acclaimed historian Roy Jenkins presents a comprehensive biography of Winston Churchill, an icon of modern history, from his childhood to the critical World War II period and beyond—a New York Times bestseller. “This is a first class, well-sustained work of history and a masterpiece of biography….
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Nov 11, 2001 · A Biography. By Roy Jenkins. Illustrated. 912 pp. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. $40. In our current trial by fire, the unflinching figure in many people's imaginations is Winston Churchill ...
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Roy Jenkins was a natural choice to be the first British President of the European Commission, where his term was primarily remembered for reviving the idea of European monetary union. In later years, his books were popular and critical successes, and his biography of Gladstone brought him a coveted Whitbread Prize.
