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  1. Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff KG, PC (/ ˈ k æ l ə h æ n / ⓘ KAL-ə-han; 27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005), commonly known as Jim Callaghan, was a British statesman and Labour politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980.

  2. James Callaghan is the only 20th-century British Prime Minister to have held all 4 major offices of state: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Prime...

  3. James Callaghan © Callaghan was British Labour prime minister from 1976 to 1979, years dominated by economic recession and industrial militancy which contributed to the election...

  4. James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan (born March 27, 1912, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England—died March 26, 2005, Ringmer, East Sussex) was a British Labour Party politician, who was prime minister from 1976 to 1979. Callaghan entered the civil service at age 17 as a tax officer.

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  5. Callaghan led the Government from 1976 onward. He was defeated at the 1979 general election. The Labour Party governed the United Kingdom from 1974 to 1979. During this period, Harold Wilson and James Callaghan were successively appointed as Prime Minister by Queen Elizabeth II.

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  7. Jim Callaghan was Britains longest-lived Prime Minister, he died on the eve of his 93rd birthday on 26th March 2005. He was known by the nickname ‘sunny jim‘. Callaghan grew up in Cardiff. His childhood was dominated by poverty after his father died when Callaghan was only nine.

  8. Mar 26, 2005 · James Callaghan was the only prime minister to come to the premiership after holding the other three great offices of state - chancellor of the exchequer, home secretary and foreign...

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