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James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx KG OBE PC FRS FSS (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) [a] was a British statesman and politician who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1964 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1976.
The voters elect Members of Parliament (MPs), and the MPs choose the prime minister. The system grew in stages as the Commons grew in power and the monarch's authority dwindled. The present Prime Minister Keir Starmer since 5 July 2024.
Harold Wilson (born March 11, 1916, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England—died May 24, 1995, London) was a Labour Party politician who was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and from 1974 to 1976.
Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson had a relaxed relationship with the Queen and a top secret MI5 file against him, that is prime fodder for season three of The Crown.
As Prime Minister Harold Wilson enacted social reforms in education, health, housing, gender equality, price controls, pensions, provisions for disabled people and child poverty. Born. 11...
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.
Harold Wilson was Prime Minister for eight years. He contested five elections as Labour Party leader, emerging the victor from four of them, albeit only once with a big majority. His governments achieved a number of far reaching reforms, though critics argued that he was a much more skilled tactician than he was a visionary leader.