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Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (/ ˈ k æ l ə h æ n / ⓘ KAL-ə-han; 27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005), commonly known as Jim Callaghan, was a British statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980.
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Learn about the life and career of James Callaghan, the only 20th-century British Prime Minister to have held all 4 major offices of state: Chancellor, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister. Find out his major acts, interesting facts and dates in office, as well as his political party and family background.
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James Callaghan was British Labour prime minister from 1976 to 1979, during the economic recession and industrial militancy of the 1970s. He was a staunch ally of the trade unions and a conservative fiscal policy maker. He resigned after the 'winter of discontent' and became a life peer.
Mar 23, 2024 · James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan (born March 27, 1912, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England—died March 26, 2005, Ringmer, East Sussex) was a British Labour Party politician, who was prime minister from 1976 to 1979. Callaghan entered the civil service at age 17 as a tax officer.
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Mar 27, 2012 · J im Callaghan, born 100 years ago this week, is our most underestimated prime minister. He has been stereotyped as the very model of Old Labour, the embodiment of the historic alliance with...
Overview. Jim Callaghan was Britain’s longest-lived Prime Minister, he died on the eve of his 93rd birthday on 26th March 2005. He was known by the nickname ‘sunny jim‘. Callaghan grew up in Cardiff. His childhood was dominated by poverty after his father died when Callaghan was only nine.
