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Sir Edward Richard George Heath KG MBE (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005), commonly known as Ted Heath, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. Heath also served for 51 years as a Member of Parliament from 1950 to 2001.
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Sir Edward Heath (born July 9, 1916, Broadstairs, Kent, England—died July 17, 2005, Salisbury, Wiltshire) was the Conservative prime minister of Great Britain from 1970 to 1974. Although he was of modest origins, Heath was educated at Oxford, where he was elected president of the University Conservative Association in 1937.
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Sir Edward Heath was Prime Minister during a time of industrial upheaval and economic decline during which he led Britain into the European Community. Born. 9 July 1916, Broadstairs, Kent....
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Oct 4, 2017 · Sir Edward Heath became Conservative Party leader more than 50 years ago and served as UK prime minister between 1970 and 1974. He died in 2005 but is in the news now because of claims police...
Edward Heath, c.1975 © Heath was British Conservative prime minister from 1970 to 1974, a troubled period which came to be seen as reflecting the failure of post-war consensual Conservatism,...
Jul 18, 2005 · Sir Edward Heath, who as prime minister took Britain into the European Economic Community in 1973 and for decades was the Conservative Party's leading advocate of European unity, died yesterday...
Jul 18, 2005 · Obituary. Sir Edward Heath. Conservative prime minister who took Britain into Europe and served 51 years in the House of Commons. Francis Boyd and Norman Shrapnel. Mon 18 Jul 2005 10.16 EDT....
