Heath ministry

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The Heath ministry was the Conservative government of the United Kingdom led by Prime Minister Edward Heath from 1970 to 1974, noted for its industrial strife, economic challenges, and entry into the European Economic Community.

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Heath ministry canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Conservative government ⓘ
Government of the United Kingdom ⓘ
accessionDateToEEC 1973-01-01 ⓘ
cabinetMember Geoffrey Rippon ⓘ
James Prior ⓘ
Margaret Thatcher ⓘ
Peter Walker ⓘ
William Whitelaw ⓘ
cameToPowerThrough 1970 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
chancellorOfTheExchequer Anthony Barber ⓘ
Iain Macleod ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
defenceSecretary Lord Carrington ⓘ
economicPolicy attempted incomes policy ⓘ
attempted prices and incomes controls ⓘ
endTime 1974 ⓘ
energyPolicy restrictions on electricity use ⓘ
event United Kingdom accession to the European Economic Community ⓘ
facedEvent miners' strikes ⓘ
three-day week ⓘ
facedOppositionFrom trade unions ⓘ
followedBy Wilson ministry (1974–1976) ⓘ
foreignPolicy close relations with United States ⓘ
support for European integration ⓘ
foreignSecretary Alec Douglas-Home ⓘ
headOfGovernment Edward Heath ⓘ
homeSecretary Reginald Maudling ⓘ
Robert Carr ⓘ
ideology conservatism ⓘ
pro-Europeanism ⓘ
implementedOn Decimal Day (1971-02-15) ⓘ
introducedPolicy Decimalisation of British currency ⓘ
Industrial Relations Act 1971 ⓘ
legislatureTerm 46th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
47th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
location 10 Downing Street ⓘ
monarch Elizabeth II ⓘ
notableFor economic challenges ⓘ
entry into the European Economic Community ⓘ
industrial strife ⓘ
parliamentaryStatus majority government (1970–1974) ⓘ
minority government (early 1974) ⓘ
politicalParty Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
precededBy Wilson ministry (1964–1970) ⓘ
reasonForEnd defeat in February 1974 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
signedTreatyWith European Economic Community ⓘ
startTime 1970 ⓘ

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