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Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey, CH, MBE, PC, FRSL (30 August 1917 – 3 October 2015) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979 and as Secretary of State for Defence from 1964 to 1970; he remains the longest-serving Defence Secretary to date.
Oct 3, 2015 · Denis Healey, a dexterous British socialist politician who used leadership positions to downsize his country’s empire by militarily retreating from Asia in the 1960s and accepting harsh...
Oct 4, 2015 · As a genuine heavyweight intellectual, with all the arrogance that often accompanies outstanding ability, for the Labour Party Denis Healey was always a man of inconvenient merit.
Oct 3, 2015 · He may never have achieved the highest office in the land, but Denis Healey, who has died aged 98, will go down in history as one of the biggest and most memorable figures in post-war British...
Oct 3, 2015 · Denis Healey, one of the key figures in post-war British politics, has died aged 98. He was nationally famous for decades and held several leading roles for Labour, most notably chancellor of the...
Oct 3, 2015 · Denis Healey has been described as a “Labour giant” as colleagues from across the political spectrum pay tribute to the former Chancellor, who has died aged 98.
Oct 3, 2015 · Former chancellor Denis Healey has died at the age of 98, his family has said. Lord Healey was Labour's defence secretary from 1964 to 1970 and chancellor of the exchequer from 1974 to 1979...
Oct 4, 2015 · Denis Healey - who has died at the age of 98 - was the last of the great post-war generation of political "big beasts" who dominated British government in the 1960s and 70s.
Oct 10, 2015 · The most famous, enduring image of Healey’s chancellorship came when, in autumn 1976, against a cacophony of cheering and booing, he defended his decision to throw Britain on the mercies of the...
Oct 3, 2015 · Former Labour chancellor Lord Denis Healey has died aged 98. He passed away in his sleep this morning at his Sussex home, his family said. Lord Healey, who was in number 11 between 1974 and 1979 ...
