Gerald Kaufman
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Sir Gerald Bernard Kaufman was a British politician and author who served as a minister throughout the Labour government of 1974 to 1979. Elected as a member of parliament (MP) at the 1970 general election, he became Father of the House in 2015 and served until his death in 2017.
Kaufman in December 2003
Kaufman as Shadow Foreign Secretary with Taha Yassin Ramadan in Iraq in 1988
Caricature of Kaufman, c. 2019
1974–1979 Labour government
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The Labour Party governed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1974 to 1979. During this period, Harold Wilson and James Callaghan were successively appointed as Prime Minister by Queen Elizabeth II. The end of the Callaghan ministry was presaged by the Winter of Discontent, a period of serious industrial discontent. This was followed by the election of Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher in 1979.
Wilson (1975)
Callaghan (1977)
Harold Wilson led the Government from 1974 to 1976, and was succeeded by James Callaghan.
Callaghan led the Government from 1976 onward. He was defeated at the 1979 general election.