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Rab Butler

British politician (1902-1982) · United Kingdom · Politicians · Died at 79

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Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, also known as R. A. Butler and familiarly known from his initials as Rab, was a prominent British Conservative Party politician; he was effectively deputy prime minister to Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan, although he held the official title for only a brief period in 1962-63.

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1982Died8 March 19821974Honorary DoctorateAward1971Knight of the GarterAward1954Order of the Companions of HonourAward1902Born9 December 1902

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Honorary Doctorate1974
Knight of the Garter1971
Order of the Companions of Honour1954

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Richard Austen Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden, also known as R. A. Butler and familiarly known from his initials as Rab, was a prominent British Conservative Party politician; he was effectively deputy prime minister to Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan, although he held the official title for only a brief period in 1962-63. He was one of his party's leaders in promoting the post-war consensus through which the major parties largely agreed on the main points of domestic policy until the 1970s; it is sometimes known as "Butskellism" from a fusion of his name with that of his Labour counterpart, Hugh Gaitskell.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1902 to 1982 · aged 79

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