Richard Crossman
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The Right Honourable Richard Crossman OBE |
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| Secretary of State for Social Services | |
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In office 1 November 1968 – 19 June 1970 |
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| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Keith Joseph |
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Lord President of the Council Leader of the House of Commons |
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In office 11 August 1966 – 18 October 1968 |
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| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Herbert Bowden |
| Succeeded by | Fred Peart |
| Minister of Housing and Local Government | |
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In office 16 October 1964 – 11 August 1966 |
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| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Keith Joseph |
| Succeeded by | Tony Greenwood |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | |
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In office 14 February 1963 – 16 October 1964 |
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| Leader | Harold Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Quintin Hogg |
| Chair of the Labour Party | |
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In office 7 October 1960 – 6 October 1961 |
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| Leader | Hugh Gaitskell |
| Preceded by | George Brinham |
| Succeeded by | Harold Wilson |
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Member of Parliament for Coventry East |
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In office 5 July 1945 – 28 February 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
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Richard Howard Stafford Crossman 15 December 1907 Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England, UK |
| Died | 5 April 1974 (aged 66) Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, UK |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Richard Howard Stafford Crossman OBE (15 December 1907 – 5 April 1974), sometimes known as Dick Crossman, was a British Labour Party leader in Parliament, as well as a leader of the party's Zionists and anti-communists. Late in his life, Crossman was editor of the New Statesman. He is remembered today for his highly revealing three-volume Diaries of a Cabinet Minister.
Crossman was born in either Cropredy, Oxfordshire, or Bayswater, London, the son of Helen Elizabeth (Howard) and Charles Stafford Crossman, a judge, and grew up in Buckhurst Hill, Essex. He was educated at Twyford School, and at Winchester College, where he became head boy. He excelled academically and on the football field. He studied Classics at New College, Oxford, receiving a double first and became a fellow in 1931. He taught philosophy at the university before becoming a lecturer for the Workers' Educational Association. He was a councillor on Oxford City Council, and became head of the Labour group in 1935.
At the outbreak of World War II Crossman joined the Political Warfare Executive under Robert Bruce Lockhart, where he headed the German Section. He produced anti-Nazi propaganda broadcasts for Radio of the European Revolution, set up by the Special Operations Executive (SOE). He eventually became Assistant Chief of the Psychological Warfare Division of SHAEF and was awarded an OBE for his wartime service. In the spring of 1945, he was one of the first British officers to enter the Dachau concentration camp.
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