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Jim Callaghan

Born: 27 March 1912

Died: 26 March 2005

Baron Callaghan of Cardiff - 5 November 1987

Knighted - 1987

Member of Privy Council - 17 October 1964

husband of Audrey Elizabeth Moulton

Portsmouth Northern Secondary School

Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Transport	October 1947	March 1950
Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty	March 1950	October 1951
Chancellor of the Exchequer	16 October 1964	30 November 1967
Secretary of State for the Home Department	30 November 1967	19 June 1970
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs	5 March 1974	5 April 1976
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury	5 April 1976	4 May 1979
Leader of HM Opposition	4 May 1979	3 November 1980

5 July 1945	Cardiff South	Labour Party	17,489	60.24
23 February 1950	Cardiff South East	Labour Party	26,254	51.79
25 October 1951	Cardiff South East	Labour Party	28,112	54.35
26 May 1955	Cardiff South East	Labour Party	25,722	53.36
8 October 1959	Cardiff South East	Labour Party	26,915	50.82
15 October 1964	Cardiff South East	Labour Party	30,129	57.48
31 March 1966	Cardiff South East	Labour Party	29,313	56.79
18 June 1970	Cardiff South East	Labour Party	26,226	51.87
28 February 1974	Cardiff South East	Labour Party	20,641	48.95
10 October 1974	Cardiff South East	Labour Party	21,074	51.97
5 April 1976 Rt Hon James Callaghan elected Leader of the Labour Party and appointed Prime Minister.
3 May 1979	Cardiff South East	Labour Party	23,871	59.25
9 June 1983	Cardiff South & Penarth	Labour Party	17,448	41.27