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New page: '''Hugh Gaitskell''' (1906-1963) was leader of the British Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1955 to 1963, when his untimely death allowed Harold Wilson to win the...
'''Hugh Gaitskell''' (1906-1963) was leader of the British [[Labour Party]] and [[Leader of the Opposition]] from 1955 to 1963, when his untimely death allowed [[Harold Wilson]] to win the party leadership and, a year later, the office of [[Prime Minister]]. Gaitskell had previously served as Minister of Fuel and Power and as [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] in the Labour government of [[Clement Attlee]], whom he succeeded as party leader. Gaitskell was identified strongly with the right wing of the Labour Party.
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Politicians]]