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Denis Healey is a former British politician who served as Prime Minister (1983 - 1990). Healey was first elected as an MP at the 1945 election, and entered cabinet in 1959. Healey was one of only a few Labour heavyweights to serve throughout the 1959 - 1975 Labour government, holding the Aviation (1959 - 1962), Defence (1964 - 1970) and Treasury (1970 - 1973) portfolios. Healey ran in the 1973 Labour leadership election, and came a close third. He was sacked by Roy Jenkins shortly after he came to office, a controversial move at the time and for no apparent reason.

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rdfs:label	Denis Healey (The Found Order)
rdfs:comment	Denis Healey is a former British politician who served as Prime Minister (1983 - 1990). Healey was first elected as an MP at the 1945 election, and entered cabinet in 1959. Healey was one of only a few Labour heavyweights to serve throughout the 1959 - 1975 Labour government, holding the Aviation (1959 - 1962), Defence (1964 - 1970) and Treasury (1970 - 1973) portfolios. Healey ran in the 1973 Labour leadership election, and came a close third. He was sacked by Roy Jenkins shortly after he came to office, a controversial move at the time and for no apparent reason.
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abstract	Denis Healey is a former British politician who served as Prime Minister (1983 - 1990). Healey was first elected as an MP at the 1945 election, and entered cabinet in 1959. Healey was one of only a few Labour heavyweights to serve throughout the 1959 - 1975 Labour government, holding the Aviation (1959 - 1962), Defence (1964 - 1970) and Treasury (1970 - 1973) portfolios. Healey ran in the 1973 Labour leadership election, and came a close third. He was sacked by Roy Jenkins shortly after he came to office, a controversial move at the time and for no apparent reason. When Labour entered opposition he threw his support wholeheartedly behind James Callaghan, and became a loyal supporter throughout his leadership of the Labour party. After the 1979 general election he moved from shadow chancellor to shadow foreign secretary, and he served as foreign secretary during the Callaghan government. In 1983 Callaghan retired from the party leadership, Healey was elected as his successor as Labour leader and Prime Minister. As Prime Minister Healey continued the Callaghan's policies of using the revenues from North Sea oil to pay off the national debt, as well as increased public spending on education and the NHS. He led labour to victory at the 1987 general election, but with a reduced majority. His second government was much less stable than his first, with prominent figures such as David Owen, Neil Kinnock and Roy Hattersley maneuvering to be his successor. By early 1990 the pressure had become too great, and Healey finally, and suddenly, resigned at the Labour Party conference in October. John Smith was elected as his successor. Healey remains a political figure, and a frequent commentator on political issues, although in recent years he has withdrawn from public life somewhat. A controversial figure amongst Labour Party supporters he is remembered fondly by the general public.

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