Roy Jenkins

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British politician (1920-2003)

United Kingdom PoliticiansLived 1920 to 2003 · aged 82

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Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead was a British statesman and writer who served as President of the European Commission from 1977 to 1981.

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Jenkins in 1950

Jenkins (left) as President of the European Commission with Queen Juliana of the Netherlands in 1977

Jenkins robed as Chancellor of Oxford University

Jenkins' grave in Cat Street cemetery, East Hendred, Oxfordshire

Jenkins in 1977

Awards 8

2002Wolfson History Prize

1997Medlicott Medal

1979honorary doctorate

1972Charlemagne Prize

Order of Merit

Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal

Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry

In their orbit 5

SpouseMary Jennifer Morris

FatherArthur Jenkins

MotherHattie Harris

ChildCharles Arthur Simon Jenkins

ChildCynthia Delanie Jenkins

Connected to Roy 6

Antony BeevorAlso won Wolfson History Prize

Manuela CarmenaAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal

Jens Otto KragAlso won Charlemagne Prize

Stanisław DziwiszAlso won Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal

Christopher ClarkAlso won Wolfson History Prize

Andrea RiccardiAlso won Charlemagne Prize

About this person

Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead was a British statesman and writer who served as President of the European Commission from 1977 to 1981. At various times a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Labour Party and the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and a peer for the Liberal Democrats, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer and Home Secretary under the Wilson and Callaghan governments.

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