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1979 United Kingdom general election
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The 1979 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 3 May 1979 to elect 635 members to the House of Commons.
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James Callaghan
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Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff,, commonly known as Jim Callaghan, was a British statesman and politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980. Callaghan is the only person to have held all four Great Offices of State, having served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1964 to 1967, Home Secretary from 1967 to 1970 and Foreign Secretary from 1974 to 1976. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1987.
Callaghan in 1975
Callaghan in 1975
Callaghan in 1947
Callaghan in 1947
Callaghan (second left) with finance ministers in The Hague, 1966
Callaghan (second left) with finance ministers in The Hague, 1966
Callaghan in 1970 (left), with Prime Minister of Northern Ireland James Chichester-Clark
Callaghan in 1970 (left), with Prime Minister of Northern Ireland James Chichester-Clark