james callaghan baron callaghan

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Definition of james callaghan baron callaghan in English English dictionary

born March 27, 1912, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Eng. British politician. A trade union official, he entered the House of Commons as a Labour Party member in 1945. He served in Labour governments as chancellor of the Exchequer (1964-67), home secretary (1967-70), and foreign secretary (1974-76) before becoming prime minister (1976-79). A moderate within his party, he tried to stem the vociferous demands of the trade unions. After a series of paralyzing labour strikes in 1978-79 (the so-called "Winter of Discontent"), his government was brought down by a parliamentary vote of no confidence. He was created a life peer in the House of Lords in 1987

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Leonard James Callaghan Baron Callaghan of Cardiff

born March 27, 1912, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Eng. British politician. A trade union official, he entered the House of Commons as a Labour Party member in 1945. He served in Labour governments as chancellor of the Exchequer (1964-67), home secretary (1967-70), and foreign secretary (1974-76) before becoming prime minister (1976-79). A moderate within his party, he tried to stem the vociferous demands of the trade unions. After a series of paralyzing labour strikes in 1978-79 (the so-called "Winter of Discontent"), his government was brought down by a parliamentary vote of no confidence. He was created a life peer in the House of Lords in 1987

Hyphenation

James Cal·la·ghan bar·on Cal·la·ghan

Turkish pronunciation

ceymz kälıhän bärın kälıhän

Pronunciation

/ˈʤāmz ˈkaləhan ˈbarən ˈkaləhan/ /ˈʤeɪmz ˈkæləhæn ˈbærən ˈkæləhæn/