Edward Heath
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Edward Heath was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and led the country into the European Economic Community.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edward Heath canonical | 30 |
| Sir Edward Heath | 3 |
| Edward Heath government | 1 |
| Edward Richard George Heath | 1 |
| former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Edward Heath | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Conservative Party politician ⓘ Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1916-07-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Broadstairs, Kent, England ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2005-07-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Salisbury, Wiltshire, England ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
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Chatham House Grammar School ⓘ |
| familyName | Heath ⓘ |
| fullName |
Edward Heath
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Edward Richard George Heath
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| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hobby | yachting ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| knownFor |
industrial relations policy and miners' strikes in early 1970s
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taking the UK into the European Economic Community ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council
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surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant-Colonel ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | skippered yacht Morning Cloud to victory in the 1969 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race ⓘ |
| notableWork | led United Kingdom into the European Economic Community ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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statesman ⓘ |
| officeContested |
February 1974 United Kingdom general election
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October 1974 United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituencyRepresented |
Bexley
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Sidcup ⓘ
surface form:
Old Bexley and Sidcup
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| politicalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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Chief Whip of the Conservative Party ⓘ Leader of the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ Leader of the Opposition (UK) ⓘ
surface form:
Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
Lord Privy Seal ⓘ Member of Parliament for Bexley ⓘ Member of Parliament for Old Bexley and Sidcup ⓘ President of the Board of Trade ⓘ Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development ⓘ |
| precededBy | Harold Wilson ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| signed | Treaty of Accession 1972 (United Kingdom to the European Communities) ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Harold Wilson ⓘ |
| termEnd |
Leader of the Conservative Party (UK):1975-02-11
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom:1974-03-04 ⓘ |
| termStart |
Leader of the Conservative Party (UK):1965-07-27
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom:1970-06-19 ⓘ |
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Edward Richard George Heath
subject surface form:
Broadstairs
this entity surface form:
Sir Edward Heath
this entity surface form:
former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Edward Heath
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Edward Heath government
this entity surface form:
Sir Edward Heath