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Rank. Captain. Unit. Royal Artillery. Battles/wars. Second World War. 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.
Roy Jenkins 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 leader of the Social and Liberal Democratic Peers (1988–98).
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Jan 5, 2003 · Sunday, 5 January, 2003, 13:45 GMT. Obituary: Roy Jenkins. Roy Jenkins was a civilised, liberal, decent politician, for those who liked him. For harsher critics he was a snob who had...
Mar 23, 2014 · Roy Jenkins: A Well Rounded Life review – 'a magnificent biography'. John Campbell's compelling biography enshrines Roy Jenkins as a giant of postwar politics – and a tireless bon vivant ...
Mar 19, 2014 · Roy Jenkins: A Well-Rounded Life – review This article is more than 10 years old Alan Johnson on the achievements, sex life and 'elitism' of a political heavyweight
Jan 6, 2003 · 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 British politics...
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He became Chancellor of the Exchequer who tried to turn around Britain’s sickly economy. 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.
