Edward Heath

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Person.png Sir Edward Heath  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
Edward Heath.jpg
BornEdward Richard George Heath
1916-07-09
Broadstairs, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Died2005-07-17 (Age 89)
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
ReligionAnglican
Member ofThe Other Club, US/Department/State/International Visitor Leadership Program
PartyConservative

Employment.png Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

In office
19 June 1970 - 4 March 1974
EmployerUK
Preceded byHarold Wilson
Succeeded byHarold Wilson

Employment.png Leader of the Opposition Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
4 March 1974 - 11 February 1975

Employment.png Leader of the Opposition Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
28 July 1965 - 19 June 1970

Employment.png Leader of the Conservative Party Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
28 July 1965 - 11 February 1975
Preceded byAlec Douglas-Home

Employment.png Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
27 October 1964 - 27 July 1965

Employment.png Lord Privy Seal Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
14 February 1960 - 18 October 1963
Succeeded bySelwyn Lloyd

Employment.png Minister of Labour

In office
14 October 1959 - 27 July 1960

Employment.png Father of the House Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
9 April 1992 - 7 June 2001
Succeeded byTam Dalyell

Employment.png Member of Parliament for Sidcup

In office
28 February 1974 - 9 June 1983

Employment.png Member of Parliament for Bexley

In office
23 February 1950 - 28 February 1974

Edward Heath (9 July 1916-17 July 2005) was leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975 and Prime Minister from 1970 to 1974.[1]

Sex abuse allegations

Ten years after Sir Edward's death, allegations of child sexual abuse against him were received by eight police forces.[2]

Baron Armstrong of Ilminster, who as Robert Armstrong was PM Edward Heath's private secretary, said he had "never felt a whiff of sexuality about Ted Heath, whether it was in relation to women, men or children". On 14 August 2015, Lord Armstrong told Radio 4's Today Programme the allegations were "so totally uncharacteristic and unlikely" that he did not believe them to be true:

"My incredulity is based on the way of life of a man and about his character and his personality.
"When he was at home he had two policemen on the gate, he had the personal protection officer from Scotland Yard in the house, he never drove a car himself, he always had an official driver.
"It just seems to me highly unlikely that he could have escaped all that to do the kind of thing that is described. I knew him for 35 years, I worked very closely with him while he was prime minister, and we remained friends for the rest of his life.
"You usually detect some sense of sexuality when you are friends or work closely with them. I think he was completely asexual. There are some people like that and I think he was one of them."[3]

Bilderberg

As is not unusual for a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Heath attended the Bilderberg group before being elected leader of his political party (in 1963 and 1964).

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/196329 March 196331 March 1963France
Cannes
Hotel Martinez
The 12th Bilderberg meeting and the second one in France.
Bilderberg/196731 March 19672 April 1967United Kingdom
St John's College (Cambridge)
UK
Possibly the only Bilderberg meeting held in a university college rather than a hotel (St. John's College, Cambridge)
Bilderberg/19699 May 196911 May 1969Denmark
Hotel Marienlyst
Elsinore
The 18th Bilderberg meeting, with 85 participants
WEF/Annual Meeting/198019801980Switzerland"The constantly changing world"

 

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