Michael Foot
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The Right Honourable Michael Foot FRSL |
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Foot in 1981
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 10 November 1980 – 2 October 1983 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | James Callaghan |
| Succeeded by | Neil Kinnock |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
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In office 10 November 1980 – 2 October 1983 |
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| Deputy | Denis Healey |
| Preceded by | James Callaghan |
| Succeeded by | Neil Kinnock |
| Deputy Leader of the Labour Party | |
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In office 5 April 1976 – 10 November 1980 |
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| Leader | James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Edward Short |
| Succeeded by | Denis Healey |
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | |
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In office 4 May 1979 – 10 November 1980 |
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| Leader | James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Norman St John-Stevas |
| Succeeded by | John Silkin |
| Leader of the House of Commons | |
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In office 8 April 1976 – 4 May 1979 |
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| Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Edward Short |
| Succeeded by | Norman St John-Stevas |
| Lord President of the Council | |
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In office 8 April 1976 – 4 May 1979 |
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| Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Edward Short |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Soames |
| Secretary of State for Employment | |
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In office 5 March 1974 – 8 April 1976 |
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| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | William Whitelaw |
| Succeeded by | Albert Booth |
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Member of Parliament for Blaenau Gwent Ebbw Vale (1960–83) |
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In office 17 November 1960 – 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Aneurin Bevan |
| Succeeded by | Llew Smith |
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Member of Parliament for Plymouth Devonport |
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In office 5 July 1945 – 26 May 1955 |
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| Preceded by | Leslie Hore-Belisha |
| Succeeded by | Joan Vickers |
| Personal details | |
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Michael Mackintosh Foot 23 July 1913 Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Died | 3 March 2010 (aged 96) Hampstead, London, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Jill Craigie (m. 1949–99, her death) |
| Relations |
Isaac Foot (father) Sir Dingle Foot (brother) The Lord Caradon (brother) The Lord Foot (brother) Paul Foot (nephew) Oliver Foot (nephew) |
| Education |
Plymouth College Forres School Leighton Park School |
| Alma mater | Wadham College, Oxford |
Michael Mackintosh Foot PC FRSL (23 July 1913 – 3 March 2010) was a British Labour Party politician and man of letters. Foot began his career as a journalist, becoming editor of Tribune on several occasions, and the Evening Standard newspaper at the age of just 28. He co-wrote the classic polemic against appeasement of Hitler, Guilty Men, under a pseudonym.
Foot became a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1945 to 1955 and served again from 1960 until 1992. A passionate orator and associated with the left of the Labour Party for most of his career, Foot was an ardent supporter of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and British withdrawal from the European Economic Community. He was appointed to the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Employment under Harold Wilson in 1974, and he later served as Leader of the House of Commons under James Callaghan. He was also Deputy Leader of the Labour Party under Callaghan from 1976 to 1980.
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