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Edward Heath

1916 - 2005

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Sir Edward Richard George Heath (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Heath is the 358th most popular politician (down from 283rd in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 71st in 2019) and the 33rd most popular British Politician.

Edward Heath was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974. He is most famous for the Industrial Relations Act, which he introduced in 1971.

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Among politicians, Edward Heath ranks 358 out of 19,576. Before him are Empress Dowager Cixi, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Lycurgus of Sparta, Alexander I of Russia, Zoë Porphyrogenita, and Leonidas I. After him are Zog I of Albania, Clara Zetkin, François Hollande, Nerva, Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Louis II of Hungary.

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Among people born in 1916, Edward Heath ranks 2. Before him is François Mitterrand. After him are Herbert A. Simon, Robert McNamara, Kirk Douglas, Ferruccio Lamborghini, Gregory Peck, Aldo Moro, Gough Whitlam, Elena Ceaușescu, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, and Lyudmila Pavlichenko. Among people deceased in 2005, Edward Heath ranks 2. Before him is Pope John Paul II. After him are Rosa Parks, Kocheril R. Narayanan, Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Claude Simon, Arthur Miller, George Best, Paul Ricœur, Peter Drucker, and Simon Wiesenthal.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Heath ranks 104 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward Jenner (1749), William Wallace (1270), Oliver Cromwell (1599), John Dee (1527), Alex Ferguson (1941), and Jane Austen (1775). After him are Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857), Anne Hathaway (1556), Elizabeth Taylor (1932), Robert Falcon Scott (1868), Edgar the Peaceful (943), and David Ricardo (1772).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Edward Heath ranks 33. Before him are Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900), James V of Scotland (1512), William Ewart Gladstone (1809), Olav V of Norway (1903), Edward the Martyr (962), and Oliver Cromwell (1599). After him are Edgar the Peaceful (943), Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443), Edward III of England (1312), Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545), Edward II of England (1284), and Æthelred I, King of Wessex (837).

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