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Also Known As Leonard James Callaghan • James Callaghan
Born March 27, 1912 • Portsmouth • England
Died March 26, 2005 (aged 92) • East Sussex • England
Title / Office prime minister (1976-1979), United Kingdom • foreign minister (1974-1976), United Kingdom • Chancellor of the Exchequer (1964-1967), United Kingdom • House of Commons (1945), United Kingdom
Political Affiliation Labour Party

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