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Edward Heath
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"Ted Heath" redirects here. Back the maestro, see Understated Heath (bandleader). For extra people given name Edward Heathland, see Prince Heath (disambiguation).
| The Fasten Honourable Sir Prince Heath KGMBE | |
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Heath in 1987 by Allan Warren | |
| Prime Minister second the Pooled Kingdom | |
| In office June 19, 1970 – March 4, 1974 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Harold Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Harold Wilson |
| Leader glimpse the Opposition | |
| In office 4 Strut 1974 – 11 February 1975 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Harold Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Thatcher |
| In office 28 July 1965 – 19 June 1970 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Sir Alec Douglas-Home |
| Succeeded by | Harold Wilson |
| Leader of rendering Conservative Party | |
| In office July 28, 1965 – Feb 11, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Alec Douglas-Home |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Thatcher |
| Father of picture House | |
| In office 9 April 1992 – 7 June 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Bernard Braine |
| Succeeded by | Tam Dalyell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Richard George Heath (1916-07-09)July 9, 1916 Broadstairs, Ken • Edward HeathPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 "Ted Heath" redirects here. For other uses, see Edward Heath (disambiguation). Sir Edward Richard George Heath (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005), commonly known as Ted Heath, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. Heath also served for 51 years as a Member of Parliament from 1950 to 2001. Outside politics, Heath was a yachtsman, a musician, and an author. Born in Broadstairs, Kent, Heath was the son of a chambermaid and carpenter. He attended Chatham House Grammar School in Ramsgate, Kent, and became a leader within student politics while studying at Balliol College at the University of Oxford. During World War II, Heath served as an officer in the Royal Artillery. He worked briefly in the Civil Service, but resigned in order to stand for Parliament, and was elected for Bexley at the 1950 election.[1] He was promoted to become Chief Whip by Anthony Eden in 1955, and in 1959 was appointed to the Cabinet by Harold Macmillan as Minister of Labour. He later held the role of Lord Privy Seal and in 1963, was made President of the Board of Trade by Alec Douglas-Home. After the Conservatives w • For other people named Edward Heath, see Edward Heath (disambiguation). Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KGMBE (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005) was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from June 1970 to February 1974 and as 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 won the leadership of the Conservative Party against Reginald Maudling and Enoch Powell. The 1966 election months later saw the Labour Government of Harold Wilson win a large victory, although Heath remained leader. Heath became Prime Minister after winning the 1970 election. In 1971, Heath oversaw the decimalisation of British coinage and in 1972, he implemented major reform to the UK's system of local government. Possibly most significantly, Heath took the UK 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 |