Harold Wilson

The Right Honourable The Lord Wilson of Rievaulx KG OBE FRS PC
Wilson in 1962
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office 4 March 1974 – 5 April 1976
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Edward Heath
Succeeded by	James Callaghan
In office 16 October 1964 – 19 June 1970
Monarch	Elizabeth II
First Secretary	George Brown Michael Stewart Barbara Castle
Preceded by	Alec Douglas-Home
Succeeded by	Edward Heath
Personal details
Born	11 March 1916 Huddersfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	24 May 1995 (aged 79) London, England
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Gladys Mary Baldwin
Children	Robin, Giles

James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was one of the most prominent British politicians of the 20th century. He was an MP from 1945 to 1983. He won more elections than any other 20th century Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (in 1964, 1966, February and October 1974)—three with a majority (1964,1966 and October 1974) and one where Labour was the largest party and formed a minority government (February 1974)

Wilson resigned as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party in 1976. He died of colon cancer and Alzheimer's disease in 1995.

Other websites

• Wilson, Harold Chronology World History Database Archived 2006-04-22 at the Wayback Machine

Preceded by Alec Douglas-Home	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1964–1970	Succeeded by Edward Heath
Preceded by Edward Heath	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1974–1976	Succeeded by James Callaghan
Preceded by Hugh Gaitskell	Leader of the British Labour Party 1963–1976	Succeeded by James Callaghan
Preceded by Stephen King-Hall	Member of Parliament for Ormskirk 1945–1950	Succeeded by Ronald Cross
Preceded by (new constituency)	Member of Parliament for Huyton 1950–1983	Succeeded by (constituency abolished)
Preceded by Stafford Cripps	President of the Board of Trade 1947–1951	Succeeded by Hartley Shawcross
Preceded by Denis Healey	Shadow Foreign Secretary 1961–1963	Succeeded by Patrick Gordon Walker