James Callaghan
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Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005), often known as Jim Callaghan, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980. To date, Callaghan is the only person to have held all four Great Offices of State, having also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer (1964–1967), Home Secretary (1967–1970) and Foreign Secretary (1974–1976), prior to his premiership. As Prime Minister, he had some successes, but is remembered chiefly for the "Winter of Discontent" of 1978–79. During a very cold winter, his battle with trade unions led to immense strikes that seriously inconvenienced the public, leading to his defeat in a general election by Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher.
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Leonard James Callaghan 27 March 1912 Portsmouth, England
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26 March 2005 (aged 92) Ringmer, East Sussex
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Margaret Ann Callaghan 1st child with Audrey Elizabeth Moulton Female b. 18 Nov 1939 · Age: 85 · 1939- · British relative -
Julia Elizabeth Callaghan 2nd child with Audrey Elizabeth Moulton Female b. 1942 · Age: 83 · 1942- · British relative
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