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- Edward_Heath abstract "Sir Edward Richard George Heath KG MBE (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005), often known as Ted Heath, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975.Born in Kent, Heath studied at Oxford University and served in the Second World War. He was first elected to Parliament in 1950 for Bexley, and was the Chief Whip from 1955 to 1959. Entering the Cabinet as Minister of Labour in 1959, he was later promoted to Lord Privy Seal and later became President of the Board of Trade. In 1965, Heath was elected leader of the Conservative Party, retaining that position despite losing the 1966 election.Heath became Prime Minister after winning the 1970 election. In 1971 he oversaw the decimalisation of British coinage and in 1972, he reformed Britain's system of local government, reducing the number of local authorities and creating a number of new metropolitan counties. Possibly most significantly, he took Britain into the European Economic Community in 1973. Heath's Premiership also oversaw the height of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, with the suspension of the Stormont Parliament and the imposition of direct British rule. Unofficial talks with Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) delegates were unsuccessful, as was the Sunningdale Agreement of 1973, which caused the Ulster Unionist Party to withdraw from the Conservative whip.Heath also tried to curb the trade unions with the Industrial Relations Act 1971, and had hoped to deregulate the economy and make a transfer from direct to indirect taxation. However, rising unemployment in 1972 caused Heath to reflate the economy, attempting to control the resulting high inflation by a prices and incomes policy. Two miners' strikes, in 1972 and at the start of 1974, damaged the government, the latter causing the implementation of the Three-Day Week to conserve energy. Heath eventually called an election for February 1974 to obtain a mandate to face down the miners' wage demands, but this instead resulted in a hung parliament in which Labour, despite winning fewer votes, had four more seats than the Tories. Heath resigned as Prime Minister after trying in vain to form a coalition with the Liberal Party.Despite losing a second general election in October that year, Heath vowed to continue as leader of his party. In February 1975, however, his former Education Secretary Margaret Thatcher challenged and defeated Heath to win the leadership. Returning to the backbenches, Heath became an active critic of Thatcher's policies as leader and, from 1979, as Prime Minister. He remained a backbench MP until retiring in 2001, serving as the Father of the House for his last nine years in Parliament. Outside of politics, Heath was a world-class yachtsman and a talented musician. He was also one of only four British Prime Ministers never to have married.".
- Edward_Heath alias "Heath, Ted".
- Edward_Heath almaMater Balliol_College,_Oxford.
- Edward_Heath award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Edward_Heath battle World_War_II.
- Edward_Heath birthDate "1916-07-09".
- Edward_Heath birthName "Edward Richard George Heath".
- Edward_Heath birthPlace Broadstairs.
- Edward_Heath birthPlace Kent.
- Edward_Heath birthYear "1916".
- Edward_Heath deathDate "2005-07-17".
- Edward_Heath deathPlace Salisbury.
- Edward_Heath deathPlace Wiltshire.
- Edward_Heath deathYear "2005".
- Edward_Heath militaryBranch British_Army.
- Edward_Heath militaryBranch Honourable_Artillery_Company.
- Edward_Heath militaryRank Lieutenant_colonel_(United_Kingdom).
- Edward_Heath monarch Elizabeth_II.
- Edward_Heath occupation Diplomat.
- Edward_Heath occupation Politician.
- Edward_Heath office "Father of the House".
- Edward_Heath office "Government Chief Whipin theCommons".
- Edward_Heath office "Leader of the Conservative Party".
- Edward_Heath office "Leader of the Opposition".
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- Edward_Heath office "Minister of Labour".
- Edward_Heath office "Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury".
- Edward_Heath office "Prime Minister of the United Kingdom".
- Edward_Heath office "Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development".
- Edward_Heath office "Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer".
- Edward_Heath party Conservative_Party_(UK).
- Edward_Heath predecessor Alec_Douglas-Home.
- Edward_Heath predecessor Frederick_Erroll,_1st_Baron_Erroll_of_Hale.
- Edward_Heath predecessor Harold_Wilson.
- Edward_Heath predecessor Iain_Macleod.
- Edward_Heath predecessor Patrick_Buchan-Hepburn,_1st_Baron_Hailes.
- Edward_Heath predecessor Quintin_Hogg,_Baron_Hailsham_of_St_Marylebone.
- Edward_Heath predecessor Reginald_Maudling.
- Edward_Heath primeMinister Alec_Douglas-Home.
- Edward_Heath primeMinister Anthony_Eden.
- Edward_Heath primeMinister Harold_Macmillan.
- Edward_Heath primeMinister Harold_Wilson.
- Edward_Heath profession Civil_service.
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- Edward_Heath religion Church_of_England.
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- Edward_Heath successor Douglas_Jay,_Baron_Jay.
- Edward_Heath successor Harold_Wilson.
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- Edward_Heath successor John_Hare,_1st_Viscount_Blakenham.
- Edward_Heath successor Margaret_Thatcher.
- Edward_Heath successor Martin_Redmayne,_Baron_Redmayne_of_Rushcliffe.
- Edward_Heath successor Selwyn_Lloyd.
- Edward_Heath successor Tam_Dalyell.
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