Prime Ministership of Alec Douglas-Home
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The Prime Ministership of Alec Douglas-Home refers to his brief 1963–1964 tenure as Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, marked by internal party turmoil, the Profumo affair’s aftermath, and the transition toward Harold Wilson’s Labour government.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political term of office
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prime ministership ⓘ |
| cabinetName | Douglas-Home ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToPowerFollowing | resignation of Harold Macmillan ⓘ |
| chancellorOfTheExchequer | Reginald Maudling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterisedBy |
debate over leadership selection by party elites
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internal Conservative Party divisions ⓘ |
| chiefWhip | Martin Redmayne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coldWarContext | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defenceSecretary | Peter Thorneycroft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deputyGovernmentHead | Rab Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deputyGovernmentHeadTitle | Deputy Prime Minister ⓘ |
| domesticIssue |
economic management and balance of payments
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modernisation of the British economy ⓘ |
| economicPolicyOrientation | mixed economy ⓘ |
| educationSecretary | Quintin Hogg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralEvent | 1964 United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| endedBecauseOf | defeat in the 1964 United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| endTime | 1964-10-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Prime Ministership of Harold Wilson (first term) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyOrientation |
Atlanticism
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support for NATO ⓘ |
| foreignSecretary | Alec Douglas-Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentHead | Alec Douglas-Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentHeadTitle | Prime Minister ⓘ |
| governmentType | Conservative majority government ⓘ |
| headquarters | 10 Downing Street, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| healthMinister | Anthony Barber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeSecretary | Henry Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | conservatism ⓘ |
| legislativeStatus | majority government ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionParty | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarch | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableContext | aftermath of the Profumo affair ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
European Economic Community relations
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decolonisation of remaining British territories ⓘ relations with the United States ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Alec Douglas-Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm | 42nd Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOppositionLeader | Harold Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| precededBy | Prime Ministership of Harold Macmillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForPredecessorResignation | ill health of Harold Macmillan ⓘ |
| startTime | 1963-10-19 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Labour government of Harold Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | about 1 year ⓘ |
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The Way the Wind Blows