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James Callaghan

1912 - 2005

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Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff ( KAL-ə-han; 27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005) was a British statesman and Labour Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980. Callaghan is the only person to have held all four Great Offices of State, having also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1964 to 1967, Home Secretary from 1967 to 1970 and Foreign Secretary from 1974 to 1976. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1987. Born into a working-class family in Portsmouth, Callaghan left school early and began his career as a tax inspector, before becoming a trade union official in the 1930s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Callaghan is the 3,219th most popular politician (down from 2,248th in 2019), the 782nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 491st in 2019) and the 163rd most popular British Politician.

James Callaghan was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979. He is most famous for being in charge of the country when it faced a major economic crisis.

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Among politicians, James Callaghan ranks 3,219 out of 19,576. Before him are Juana Bormann, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, Smendes, John I Albert, Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, and Sverker I of Sweden. After him are Sancho III of Pamplona, Emperor Ling of Han, Orodes II, Zhao Bing, Princess Mafalda of Savoy, and Demetrius II Nicator.

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Among people born in 1912, James Callaghan ranks 47. Before him are Karl Malden, Pierre Boulle, Herbert C. Brown, Chien-Shiung Wu, Elsa Morante, and Kim Philby. After him are Sonja Henie, Jozef Gabčík, Otto Ernst Remer, Shoichi Nishimura, Robert Doisneau, and George Emil Palade. Among people deceased in 2005, James Callaghan ranks 36. Before him are Pat Morita, Henry Taube, Lucien Laurent, Milton Obote, Maria Schell, and Philip Johnson. After him are Max Schmeling, George F. Kennan, Akira Yoshizawa, Moustapha Akkad, Birgit Nilsson, and Mary Jackson.

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Among people born in United Kingdom, James Callaghan ranks 782 out of 8,785. Before him are James II of Scotland (1430), Amy Winehouse (1983), Derek Jacobi (1938), Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (1453), Fred Perry (1909), and John Bunyan (1628). After him are Andy Cole (1971), Jean Simmons (1929), Osborne Reynolds (1842), Henry Every (1659), Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743), and George Mallory (1886).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James Callaghan ranks 163. Before him are Eadred (923), Æthelfrith (600), Gordon Brown (1951), Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872), James II of Scotland (1430), and Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (1453). After him are Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743), Ramsay MacDonald (1866), Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850), Mackenzie Bowell (1823), Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (1388), and Asma al-Assad (1975).

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