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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.
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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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Mar 23, 2014 · John Campbell's compelling biography enshrines Roy Jenkins as a giant of postwar politics – and a tireless bon vivant. Chris Mullin. Sun 23 Mar 2014 04.00 EDT.
Mar 19, 2014 · Jenkins was an apple who fell a fair distance from the tree. Despite having what we would today describe as a "back story" worth flaunting in the inverted aristocracy of the...
Jan 5, 2003 · 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.
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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.
Feb 23, 2018 · As home secretary in the Labour government of the mid-1960s, Roy Jenkins oversaw some of the great social reforms of the 20th Century, including abortion rights, divorce, and the...
