Dennis Healey
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The Right Honourable The Lord Healey CH MBE PC FRSL |
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| Shadow Foreign Secretary | |
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In office 8 December 1980 – 13 July 1987 |
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| Leader |
Michael Foot Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | Peter Shore |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Kaufman |
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In office 20 June 1970 – 19 April 1972 |
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| Leader | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Alec Douglas-Home |
| Succeeded by | Jim Callaghan |
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In office 11 October 1959 – 2 November 1961 |
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| Leader | Hugh Gaitskell |
| Preceded by | Aneurin Bevan |
| Succeeded by | Harold Wilson |
| Deputy Leader of the Labour Party | |
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In office 4 November 1980 – 2 October 1983 |
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| Leader | Michael Foot |
| Preceded by | Michael Foot |
| Succeeded by | Roy Hattersley |
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
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In office 4 May 1979 – 8 December 1980 |
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| Leader | Jim Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey Howe |
| Succeeded by | Peter Shore |
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In office 19 April 1972 – 4 March 1974 |
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| Leader | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Roy Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Robert Carr |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
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In office 5 March 1974 – 4 May 1979 |
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| Prime Minister |
Harold Wilson Jim Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Anthony Barber |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Howe |
| Secretary of State for Defence | |
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In office 16 October 1964 – 19 June 1970 |
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| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Peter Thorneycroft |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Carrington |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | |
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In office 1 April 1964 – 16 October 1964 |
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| Leader | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Peter Thorneycroft |
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Member of Parliament for Leeds East |
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In office 26 May 1955 – 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | George Mudie |
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Member of Parliament for Leeds South East |
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In office 14 February 1952 – 26 May 1955 |
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| Preceded by | James Milner |
| Succeeded by | Alice Bacon |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Denis Winston Healey 30 August 1917 Mottingham, Kent, England |
| Died | 3 October 2015 (aged 98) Alfriston, East Sussex, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Edna Edmunds (1945–2010) |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 British Army
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| Years of service | 1940–1945 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Battles/wars |
World War II • North African Campaign • Italian Campaign • Battle of Anzio |
Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey,CH, MBE, PC, FRSL (30 August 1917 – 3 October 2015) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Secretary of State for Defence from 1964 to 1970, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979 and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1980 to 1983.
He was a Member of Parliament for 40 years (from 1952 until his retirement in 1992) and was the last surviving member of the cabinet formed by Harold Wilson after the Labour Party's victory in the 1964 general election. A major figure in the party, he was twice defeated in bids for the party leadership.
To the public at large, Healey became well known for his bushy eyebrows and his creative turns of phrase.
Denis Winston Healey was born in Mottingham, Kent, but moved with his family to Keighley in the West Riding of Yorkshire when he was aged five. His parents were Winifred Mary (née Powell; 1889-1988) and William Healey (1886-1977). His middle name was in honour of Winston Churchill.
Healey was one of two siblings. His father was an engineer who worked his way up from humble origins, studying at and eventually becoming head of a trade school. His paternal grandfather was a tailor from Enniskillen in Northern Ireland.
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