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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.
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.
James Callaghan is the only 20th-century British Prime Minister to have held all 4 major offices of state: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister.
v. w. x. y. z. James Callaghan © Callaghan was British Labour prime minister from 1976 to 1979, years dominated by economic recession and industrial militancy which contributed to the...
James Callaghan was Prime Minister between 1976-79. He was a shrewd and effective politician and was generally well liked. But he was unable to resolve Britain’s deep economic and industrial relations problems during the late 1970s.
Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (March 27, 1912 – March 26, 2005), was the fourth British Labour Prime Minister from 1976 to 1979. Callaghan is the only person to have filled all four of the Great Offices of State: Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary, and Foreign Secretary.
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.
