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Portrait of Sir Edward Heath (1916- ) #867242

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Portrait of Sir Edward Heath (1916- )   #867242
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b-July 9, 1916, Broadstairs, Kent, England Of modest origins, Heath was educated at Oxford, where he was elected president of the University Conservative Association in 1937. In 1938, as chairman of the Federation of University Conservative Associations and president of the Oxford Union, he actively opposed the policy of appeasement toward Nazi Germany pursued by the Conservative prime minister Neville Chamberlain. He served in the army during World War II, worked in the Ministry of Civil Aviation in 1946-47, was editor of the Church Times from January 1948 to October 1949, and then became a member of a merchant banking firm. Heath was elected to Parliament as a Conservative in the election of February 1950. In February 1951 he became an assistant whip. After a succession of posts in the whip's office he was made parliamentary secretary to the Treasury and chief government whip under Prime Minister Anthony Eden in December 1955. He served as minister of labour in the government of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan from October 1959 to July 1960, when he became lord privy seal with Foreign Office responsibilities. In this capacity he represented Britain in negotiations for entry into the European Economic Community. In October 1963 he became secretary of state for industry, trade, and regional development and president of the Board of Trade. After the Conservative defeat in October 1964, Heath became a major opposition figure. Upon Sir Alec Douglas-Home's resignation he was elected ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Good overall condition.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1999</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:United Kingdom</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Stan Baldock (1921- )</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:36</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:28</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Portrait of Sir Edward Heath (1916- ) </td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Modern</td></tr>

<tr><td>Type:Oil on canvas</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:london uk</td></tr>
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