British prime minister preceding Harold Wilson?

Answer 1

Wilson was actually in office twice, first from 1964 to '70, and then again from 1974 to '76.

His predecessor the first time was Sir Alec Douglas-Home, who had been Chancellor to Harold MacMillan and who took over when MacMillan resigned in October 1963 over a misdiagnosed health scare (in fact, he went on to live for another 23 years!!) But Douglas Home was only a 'caretaker' PM, had few leadership qualities, and was voted out in the '64 General Election to be replaced by Wilson.

Wilson's predecessor the second time was Edward Heath, a Conservative who won the 1970 General Election. He was in office during the Superpower crisis over the Yom Kippur War of October 1973, took Britain into the EEC and was also PM when the IRA began terrorist attacks against civilians on the British mainland. However, he did not handle the economic crisis of the early 1970s well, imposing a 'state of emergency', a 3-day working week, petrol rationing, and mishandling disputes with the trade unions. There were massive strikes by the miners and steelworkers between 1972 and '74- Heath called an early election in April '74 in an attempt to defeat the miner's dispute, but his plan backfired and resulted in him losing the election to Wilson.

Wilson finally resigned in 1976 due to health problems, and died in 1995. He is buried in the Scilly Isles, off the coast of Cornwall.

Answer 2

Harold Wilson was Prime Minister twice. In 1964 he was preceded by Sir. Alec Douglas-Home and in 1974 he was preceded by Ted Heath.

Answer 3

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