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Hugh Gaitskell

Born: 9 April 1906

Died: 18 January 1963

Member of Privy Council - 1947

son of Arthur Gaitskell

husband of Anna Dora Creditor

brother-in-law of Hubert Ashton

Winchester College

New College, Oxford (- 1927)

London University (1938 -)

Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Fuel and Power	May 1946	October 1947
Minister of Fuel and Power	October 1947	February 1950
Minister of State, Department of Economic Affairs	February 1950	19 October 1950
Chancellor of the Exchequer	19 October 1950	26 October 1951
Leader of HM Opposition	14 December 1955	18 January 1963

14 November 1935	Rochester Chatham	Labour Party	13,315	40.94
5 July 1945	Leeds South	Labour Party	17,899	61.03
23 February 1950	Leeds South	Labour Party	29,795	61.11
25 October 1951	Leeds South	Labour Party	30,712	65.06
26 May 1955	Leeds South	Labour Party	25,833	65.15
14 December 1955 Rt Hon Hugh Gaitskell elected Leader of the Labour Party.
8 October 1959	Leeds South	Labour Party	24,442	58.56
18 January 1963 Death of Rt Hon Hugh Gaitskell.