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Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell CBE (9 April 1906 – 18 January 1963) was a British politician who was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1955 until his death in 1963.
Hugh Gaitskell was a British statesman, leader of the British Labour Party from December 1955 until his sudden death at the height of his influence. After teaching political economy at the University of London, Gaitskell served through World War II in the Ministry of Economic Warfare.
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Jan 4, 2013 · True, there were paradoxes in the life of Hugh Gaitskell, who died 50 years ago this month, tragically too early to lead the party to the election victory he had triumphantly made possible.
Jun 26, 2024 · Hugh Gaitskell (1906–1963) was a British politician and Labour party leader who modernized the party's ideology and re‐established its credibility. Learn about his life, career, achievements, and controversies from various Oxford Reference sources.
The leader of the Labour party, Hugh Gaitskell, passed away on 18 January 1963 after a heart condition. He was known for his efforts to modernise the party and his controversial views on nuclear disarmament.
May 23, 2018 · The British politician Hugh Gaitskell (1906-1963) was chancellor of the exchequer from 1950 to 1951. He was leader of the Labour Party from 1955 to 1963. Hugh Todd-Naylor Gaitskell was born in London on April 9, 1906, the son of Arthur Gaitskell, an Indian civil servant.
Summary. The fifteen or sixteen years between 1930 and 1945 saw important changes in Hugh Gaitskell's personal circumstances: his coming to London, his academic post at University College, his involvement with party work, his earliest election campaign, his year of study and socialist rising in Vienna, his entry into Government service with the ...
