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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.
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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Mar 26, 2014 · A biography of Roy Jenkins, the most successful chancellor and radical home secretary of the 20th century, and the founder of the SDP. The review questions the legacy of his social-liberal world-view in the face of the current political and economic crises.
Mar 23, 2014 · Roy Jenkins: A Well Rounded Life review – 'a magnificent biography' | Biography books | The Guardian. Roy Jenkins photographed in 1967, the year of his major reforms as home secretary ...
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...
May 14, 2018 · Roy Jenkins was a British Labour politician and author who served as home secretary, chancellor of the exchequer, and president of the European Commission. He was also a founder of the Social Democratic Party and a pro-European reformer.
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Learn about Roy Jenkins, a British politician, author and journalist who was a radical home secretary, chancellor of the exchequer and president of the European Commission. He was also a socialite, a biographer of Gladstone and a Whitbread Prize winner.
