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James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, PC, FRS, FSS (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British statesman and Labour Party politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1964 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1976.
May 20, 2024 · Harold Wilson, Labour Party politician who was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and from 1974 to 1976, when he unexpectedly resigned shortly after his 60th birthday. Learn more about Wilson’s life and political career in this article.
Apr 11, 2024 · Former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson had an affair with his deputy press secretary during his time in No 10, two of his advisers have revealed. Joe Haines and Lord Donoughue kept the...
As Prime Minister Harold Wilson enacted social reforms in education, health, housing, gender equality, price controls, pensions, provisions for disabled people and child poverty.
Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson, (born March 11, 1916, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Eng.—died May 24, 1995, London), British politician and prime minister (1964–70, 1974–76).
Jun 28, 2024 · Quick Reference. (1916–1995) British politician and Labour prime minister (1964–70; 1974–76), noted for his tactical skills in maintaining positive government with a very small majority. He was knighted in 1976 and created a life peer in 1983.
Apr 27, 2019 · Harold Wilson served as prime minister for almost eight years, then a peacetime record. For 13 years he led the Labour Party, winning four general elections and losing one. In 1976 he gave up ...
May 25, 1995 · Harold Wilson, a Yorkshireman who combined a common touch with an uncommon intellect that turned him into the British Labor Party's most formidable vote getter and perennial Prime Minister, died...
Jun 29, 2024 · 1 of 5. FILE - Britain’s Labour Party leader Harold Wilson raises his hands after retaining his seat in the House of Commons and winning the general election, outside the ballot counting rooms rooms at the Huyton Secondary School in Huyton, Lancashire, England, Oct. 15, 1964. Britain’s upcoming general election on July 4, 2024 is widely ...
Harold Wilson was Prime Minister for eight years. He contested five elections as Labour Party leader, emerging the victor from four of them, albeit only once with a big majority. His governments achieved a number of far reaching reforms, though critics argued that he was a much more skilled tactician than he was a visionary leader.
