Edward Heath

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Sir Edward Richard George Heath (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. Heath also served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1950 to 2001. Outside politics, Heath was a yachtsman, musician and author. Heath was born in Broadstairs, Kent to a chambermaid and a carpenter. He became a leader within student politics whilst studying PPE at Balliol College, Oxford. During World War II, Heath served with distinction in the Royal Artillery. Afterward, Heath briefly joined the civil service but resigned to stand for Parliament, and was elected for Bexley at the 1950 election. He was promoted to Chief Whip by Anthony Eden in 1955, and stayed in the cabinet of Harold Macmillan as Minister of Labour and Lord Privy Seal, as well as that of Alec Douglas-Home as President of the Board of Trade. After the Conservatives were defeated at the 1964 election, Heath was...

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