Harold Wilson

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Harold Wilson was a British Labour politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s, known for his focus on modernizing the economy and expanding the welfare state.

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instanceOf British politician
Labour Party politician
Member of Parliament
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
human
causeOfDeath Alzheimer's disease
colon cancer
child Giles Wilson
Robin Wilson
citizenship United Kingdom
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
countryOfBirth United Kingdom
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1916-03-11
dateOfDeath 1995-05-24
educatedAt Jesus College, Oxford
Wadham College, Oxford
familyName Wilson
fieldOfStudy Philosophy, Politics and Economics
firstTermEnd 1970-06-19
firstTermStart 1964-10-16
fullName James Harold Wilson
givenName Harold
James
honorificTitle Baron Wilson of Rievaulx
ideology social democracy
knownFor "white heat of technology" speech
expansion of the welfare state
modernization of the British economy
memberOf Privy Council
surface form: Privy Council of the United Kingdom
militaryService Royal Army Ordnance Corps
monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II
notableWork A Personal Record: The Labour Government 1964–1970
The Governance of Britain
numberOfChildren 2
peerage Life peer
placeOfBirth Huddersfield
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
politicalParty Labour Party (UK)
surface form: Labour Party
positionHeld Chancellor of the Exchequer
Leader of the Labour Party
Leader of the Opposition
Member of Parliament for Huyton
Member of Parliament for Ormskirk
President of the Board of Trade
Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
precededBy Alec Douglas-Home
Edward Heath
religion Church of England
residence 10 Downing Street
secondTermEnd 1976-04-05
secondTermStart 1974-03-04
sexOrGender male
spouse Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx
succeededBy Edward Heath
James Callaghan

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James Callaghan precededBy Harold Wilson
Edward Heath precededBy Harold Wilson
Edward Heath succeededBy Harold Wilson
Harold notableBearer Harold Wilson
Alec Douglas-Home succeededBy Harold Wilson
Hugh Gaitskell successor Harold Wilson
Balliol College, Oxford hasAlumnus Harold Wilson
Huyton notableResident Harold Wilson
The Audience featuresCharacter Harold Wilson
Jesus College, Oxford hasAlumni Harold Wilson
Taxman references Harold Wilson
University College, Oxford hasAlumnus Harold Wilson
Alec succeededBy Harold Wilson
subject surface form: Alec Douglas-Home
Baron Wilson of Rievaulx holder Harold Wilson
The Governance of Britain author Harold Wilson
James Harold Wilson alsoKnownAs Harold Wilson
Robin Wilson father Harold Wilson
Robin Wilson relative Harold Wilson
14th Earl of Home succeededByAsPrimeMinister Harold Wilson
subject surface form: Alec Douglas-Home
Giles Wilson father Harold Wilson
Labour government headedBy Harold Wilson
subject surface form: Labour government (Harold Wilson, 1964–1970)
Labour government primeMinister Harold Wilson
subject surface form: Labour government (Harold Wilson, 1964–1970)
UK Parliament 1964–1966 category Harold Wilson