Hugh Gaitskell

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title: Hugh Gaitskell
text: Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell was a British politician who was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1955 until his death in 1963. An economics lecturer and wartime civil servant, he was elected to Parliament in 1945 and held office in Clement Attlee's governments, notably as Minister of Fuel and Power following the bitter winter of 1946–47, and eventually joining the Cabinet as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Facing the need to increase military spending in 1951, he imposed Nat
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description: British politician and leader of the opposition
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date created: 2002-11-29T23:09:07Z
date modified: 2024-09-05T20:00:03Z
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