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Denis Healey

British politician (1917-2015) · United Kingdom · On the map · Politicians · Died at 98

Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey was a British Labour Party politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979 and as Secretary of State for Defence from 1964 to 1970; he remains the longest-serving Defence Secretary to date.

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2015Died3 October 20151992Life PeerAward1979Companion of HonourAward1970Orden wider den tierischen ErnstAward1945Member of the Order of the British EmpireAward1917Born30 August 1917

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Awards

Life Peer1992
Companion of Honour1979
Orden wider den tierischen Ernst1970
Member of the Order of the British Empire1945
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

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He was a Member of Parliament from 1952 to 1992, and was Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1980 to 1983. To the public at large, Healey became well known for his bushy eyebrows, his avuncular manner and his creative turns of phrase.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 2015 · aged 98

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