Hugh Gaitskell

Hugh Gaitskell

Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell, CBE (9 April 1906 – 18 January 1963) was a British Labour politician, who held Cabinet office in Clement Attlee's governments, and was the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1955 until his death in 1963.

Read more about Hugh Gaitskell:  Early Life, Early Political Career, Chancellor of The Exchequer, 1950-51, Leader of The Opposition, 1955-1963, Death, Legacy, Marriage and Personal Life

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