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Hugh Gaitskell

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Hugh Gaitskell

British politician (1906-1963)

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About Hugh Gaitskell

Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell was a British politician who was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1955 until his death in 1963. An economics lecturer and wartime civil servant, he was elected to Parliament in 1945 and held office in Clement Attlee's governments, notably as Minister of Fuel and Power following the bitter winter of 1946–47, and eventually joining the Cabinet as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Facing the need to increase military spending in 1951 due to the Korean War, he imposed National Health Service charges on dentures and spectacles, prompting the leading left-winger Aneurin Bevan to resign from the Cabinet.

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Occupation: politician
Position held: Leader of the Opposition, Leader of the Labour Party, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Citizenship: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: April 9, 1906
Died: January 18, 1963

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