Edward Ted Heath

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Edward (Ted) Heath

• Born on 9th July 1916
• PM from 1970 1974
• Leader of Conservative Party from 1965 1975

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Life Before PM

• Elected to parliament standing for Bexley/Sidcup
  1950.
• Assistant Opposite Whip 1951.
• Joint Deputy Chief Whip 1952 and Chief Whip
  1955.
• Served as Minister of Labour and Lord Privy Seal
  1959 1960.

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• Main man behind the first application to join the
  European Community.
• Award Charlemagne Prize, for his contribution to
  International Co-operation.

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Achievements

• The economic policy changes, involving a change
  from direct to indirect taxation in 1972.
• Attempted to strengthen legal constraints on
  Trade Unions.
• Awarded European Prize for Statesmanship.
• Attempted to curtail welfare spending, cutting
  back the education budget. Did not agree with
  Margaret Thatcher on many occasions.

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Downfalls

• Leader at the time of Bloody Sunday, 1972, during
  the Northern Ireland Troubles, allowed the use of
  unlawful lethal force, and secret talks were held
  with a Provisional IRA delegation.
• Sunningdale Agreement repudiated, the
  Conservative party lost the support of many
  Unionists, as it tried to make the Unionists
  share power with the Nationalists.

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Died 17th July 2005