Roy Hattersley is a british labour party politician who held numerous senior cabinet posts under the Callaghan and Healey governments, most notably Chancellor of the Exchequer (1983 - 1987) and Home Secretary (1987 - 1991). Hattersley was a supporter of Denis Healey in both the 1973 and 1983 labour leadership contests, and was widely considered his natural successor. He served as Employment Secretary under James Callaghan, with the job of reforming Trade Union's through negotiation and cooperation. He ran for the labour leadership in 1990, but was eliminated on the second ballot.