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Hugh Gaitskell

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British politician (1906-1963)

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Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell was a British politician who was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1955 until his death in 1963.

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Gaitskell in 1961Gaitskell in 1961The Gaitskell flats in Holbeck, Leeds were named after Gaitskell. They were demolished in 2010.The Gaitskell flats in Holbeck, Leeds were named after Gaitskell. They were demolished in 2010.

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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About this person

Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell was a British politician who was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1955 until his death in 1963. An economics lecturer and wartime civil servant, he was elected to Parliament in 1945 and held office in Clement Attlee's governments, notably as Minister of Fuel and Power following the bitter winter of 1946-47, and eventually joining the Cabinet as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Facing the need to increase military spending in 1951, he imposed National Health Service charges on dentures and spectacles, prompting the leading left-winger Aneurin Bevan to resign from the Cabinet.

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United Kingdom
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1906 to 1963 · aged 56
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