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Harold Wilson was a [[Labour Party|Labour]] Prime Minister in the [[United Kingdom]] from 1964-1970 and from 1974-1976.
Born in 1916 and first elected to Parliament in 1945 he was appointed a junior minister in the Department of Trade immediately.
During his time in office he never had a large majority and struggled to get contentious legislation passed. Even so his legacy includes the [[Open University]] and the first steps towards the United Kingdom's membership of the [[EEC]]. He also successfully kept the UK out of the war in [[Vietnam]].
He was preceded by [[Sir Alec Douglas-Home]] and succeeded by [[James Callaghan]]. His periods of premiership were broken by that of [[Edward Heath]].
Born in 1916 and first elected to Parliament in 1945 he was appointed a junior minister in the Department of Trade immediately.
During his time in office he never had a large majority and struggled to get contentious legislation passed. Even so his legacy includes the [[Open University]] and the first steps towards the United Kingdom's membership of the [[EEC]]. He also successfully kept the UK out of the war in [[Vietnam]].
He was preceded by [[Sir Alec Douglas-Home]] and succeeded by [[James Callaghan]]. His periods of premiership were broken by that of [[Edward Heath]].