Baron Jenkins of Hillhead
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Baron Jenkins of Hillhead was the life peerage title held by Roy Jenkins, a prominent British Labour politician, reforming Home Secretary, and former President of the European Commission.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Roy Jenkins | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British politician
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human ⓘ life peer ⓘ life peerage ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constituencyRepresented |
Birmingham Stechford
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Glasgow Hillhead NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwark Central NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-11-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2003-01-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
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University of Oxford ⓘ |
| fullName | Roy Harris Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerritorialDesignation | of Hillhead in the District of the City of Glasgow ⓘ |
| heldBy | Roy Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading pro-European politics in the UK
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liberalising social reforms as Home Secretary ⓘ |
| lifePeerageCreatedFor | Roy Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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House of Lords of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Labour Party (UK)
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Social Democratic Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | Royal Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Life at the Centre
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Churchill (biography) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gladstone (biography) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeEndTime (Chancellor of the Exchequer) | 1970 ⓘ |
| officeEndTime (Home Secretary, first term) | 1967 ⓘ |
| officeEndTime (Home Secretary, second term) | 1976 ⓘ |
| officeEndTime (President of the European Commission) | 1981 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime (Chancellor of the Exchequer) | 1967 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime (Home Secretary, first term) | 1965 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime (Home Secretary, second term) | 1974 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime (President of the European Commission) | 1977 ⓘ |
| peerageOf | Peerage of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Abersychan, Monmouthshire, Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | East Hendred, Oxfordshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK) ⓘ Home Secretary of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Leader of the Social Democratic Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ President of the European Commission ⓘ |
| religion | agnosticism ⓘ |
| titleHolderEnd | 2003 ⓘ |
| titleHolderStart | 1987 ⓘ |
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