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British politician (1906–1963)
Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell (9 April 1906 – 18 January 1963) was a British politician who was Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from
Hugh_Gaitskell
Labour Party politician and life peer
Gaitskell, Baroness Gaitskell (née Creditor; formerly Frost; 25 April 1901 – 1 July 1989) was a British Labour Party politician and the wife of Hugh Gaitskell
Dora Gaitskell, Baroness Gaitskell
Dora_Gaitskell,_Baroness_Gaitskell
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1964–1970, 1974–1976)
to the role of Shadow Foreign Secretary in 1961. When Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell died in January 1963, Wilson won the leadership election to replace
Harold_Wilson
Welsh politician (1897–1960)
leadership in 1955, Bevan unsuccessfully contested the party leadership with Hugh Gaitskell, but was appointed Shadow Colonial Secretary and later Shadow Foreign
Aneurin_Bevan
Section of the British Labour Party's constitution concerning economic views
common ownership of industry, and proved controversial in later years; Hugh Gaitskell attempted to remove the clause following Labour's loss in the 1959 general
Clause_IV
British political party
of Aneurin Bevan (known as Bevanites) and the right-wing following Hugh Gaitskell (known as Gaitskellites). The economy recovered as Conservatives hung
Labour_Party_(UK)
British Labour Party ideology
seen as merely one of numerous useful devices. The movement was led by Hugh Gaitskell and included Anthony Crosland, Roy Jenkins, Douglas Jay, Patrick Gordon
Gaitskellism
Labour Shadow Cabinet of 1955 to 1963
Shadow Cabinet of Hugh Gaitskell was created on following the election of Hugh Gaitskell as Labour leader on 14 December 1955. Gaitskell announced his Shadow
Gaitskell_shadow_cabinet
British politician (1914–1985)
the Labour Party. Three years later, following the sudden death of Hugh Gaitskell, Brown became Acting Leader of the Labour Party, and consequently was
George Brown, Baron George-Brown
George_Brown,_Baron_George-Brown
incumbent leader Hugh Gaitskell was challenged for re-election. Normally the annual re-election of the leader had been a formality. Gaitskell had lost the
1960 Labour Party leadership election
1960_Labour_Party_leadership_election
British politician (1902–1982)
"Butskellism" from a fusion of his name with that of his Labour counterpart, Hugh Gaitskell. Born into a family of academics and Indian administrators, Butler had
Rab_Butler
resignation and Hugh Gaitskell's election as leader. George Brown and Margaret Beckett acted as leader following deaths of Gaitskell and John Smith, respectively
Leader of the Labour Party (UK)
Leader_of_the_Labour_Party_(UK)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951
damaging split over an austerity Budget brought in by the Chancellor, Hugh Gaitskell, to pay for the cost of Britain's participation in the Korean War. Aneurin
Clement_Attlee
1963 Labour Party leadership election was held following the death of Hugh Gaitskell, party leader since 1955. He died on 18 January 1963 and was succeeded
1963 Labour Party leadership election (UK)
1963_Labour_Party_leadership_election_(UK)
British politician (1884–1986)
Korean War, was a major factor causing then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Hugh Gaitskell to impose NHS charges, prompting the resignation of Aneurin Bevan from
Manny_Shinwell
of Labour and National Service, Member of Parliament for Ebbw Vale Hugh Gaitskell, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Member of Parliament for Leeds
1955 Labour Party leadership election
1955_Labour_Party_leadership_election
Government of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951
of Trade but replaced Dalton as Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1947; Hugh Gaitskell held several minor posts before replacing Cripps as Chancellor in 1950;
Attlee_ministry
List of distinguished people educated at Winchester College
Tory Party; Robert Lowe for the Liberal Party; Stafford Cripps and Hugh Gaitskell for the Labour Party; and Geoffrey Howe and Rishi Sunak for the Conservative
List_of_Old_Wykehamists
British actress and television presenter (born 1976)
Cottingley Estate, near Beeston, Leeds. She attended Beeston Primary School, Hugh Gaitskell Middle School, and Intake High School in Leeds. Between December 1992
Angela_Griffin
Annual gathering of the British Labour Party
1955 Margate Edith Summerskill 1–5 October 1956 Blackpool Edwin Gooch Hugh Gaitskell 30 September – 4 October 1957 Brighton Peggy Herbison 29 September –
Labour_Party_Conference
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963
opposition leader Hugh Gaitskell died suddenly at the age of 56. With a general election due before the end of the following year, Gaitskell's death threw the
Harold_Macmillan
English society hostess (1913–1981)
successes. Ann also had a long-term affair with the Labour Party politician Hugh Gaitskell. The Flemings bought a house in London, where they entertained. They
Ann_Fleming
British trade unionist, industrialist and politician
of Transport (1945–1947) and at the Ministry of Fuel and Power under Hugh Gaitskell. In 1950, following boundary changes, Robens moved to the new constituency
Alfred Robens, Baron Robens of Woldingham
Alfred_Robens,_Baron_Robens_of_Woldingham
British politician (1918–1977)
He was, like Roy Jenkins and Denis Healey, a friend and protégé of Hugh Gaitskell, and together they were regarded as the "modernisers" of their day.
Anthony_Crosland
Trotskyist group in the British Labour Party
1931 Arthur Henderson 1932 George Lansbury 1935 Clement Attlee 1955 Hugh Gaitskell 1960 1961 1963 Harold Wilson 1976 James Callaghan 1980 Michael Foot
Militant_tendency
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979
unsuccessfully for the Deputy Leadership of the party in 1960. When Hugh Gaitskell died in January 1963, Callaghan ran to succeed him, but came third in
James_Callaghan
British writer (1908–1964)
August. Both Fleming and Ann had affairs during their marriage, she with Hugh Gaitskell, the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition. Fleming
Ian_Fleming
Surname list
Dora Gaitskell, Baroness Gaitskell (1901–1989), British politician Hugh Gaitskell (1906–1963), British politician; leader of the Labour party Mary Gaitskill
Gaitskell
British World War II flying ace (1914–1995)
Gurkha Rifles, and one sister, Stephanie, married Arthur Gaitskell, brother of Hugh Gaitskell. From 1928 to 1932, Townsend was educated at Haileybury and
Peter_Townsend_(RAF_officer)
Exchequer Harold Macmillan. At that point, the Labour Party, whose leader Hugh Gaitskell had succeeded Clement Attlee following the 1955 general election, enjoyed
1959 United Kingdom general election
1959_United_Kingdom_general_election
Leicester, Attlee was met with "catcalls" and chants of "vermin" while Hugh Gaitskell observed there was "a collection of grievances among the lower middle
1950 United Kingdom general election
1950_United_Kingdom_general_election
Period in British political history, 1945 to 1970s
Chancellor of the Exchequer by Rab Butler of the Conservatives and Hugh Gaitskell of Labour. The term was inspired by a leading article in The Economist
Post-war_consensus
British politician (1887–1962)
became President of the Board of Trade in 1942; the future Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell, drafted into the civil service during the war, was his Principal Private
Hugh_Dalton
1960 UK election
in November 1960. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Hugh Gaitskell), Deputy Leader (George Brown), Labour Chief Whip (Herbert Bowden),
1960 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
1960_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election
Political party in the United Kingdom (1981–88)
75–102. doi:10.1080/01402388308424441. ISSN 0140-2382. Denver, David; Bochel, Hugh (1994). "Merger or Bust: Whatever Happened to Members of the SDP?". British
Social_Democratic_Party_(UK)
British economist and politician (1906–1948)
'the "Cole group" of distinguished young socialists'. He befriended Hugh Gaitskell (later, leader of the Labour Party 1955–63) during the 1926 United Kingdom
Evan_Durbin
British politician (1920–2006)
as the Labour candidate for Leeds South and succeeded Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell, who had died in office. (The constituency was renamed Morley and Leeds
Merlyn_Rees
Politician who leads the UK official opposition
November 1955 14 December 1955 20 days Hugh Gaitskell 14 December 1955 18 January 1963 7 years, 36 days Gaitskell George Brown 18 January 1963 14 February
Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)
Leader_of_the_Opposition_(United_Kingdom)
Conspiracy theories involving the UK Prime Minister
and that former Labour Party leader Hugh Gaitskell had been assassinated by the KGB to have the pro-US Gaitskell replaced as party leader by Wilson. However
Harold Wilson plot allegations
Harold_Wilson_plot_allegations
UK parliamentary party election
in November 1956. In addition to the 12 members elected, the Leader (Hugh Gaitskell), Deputy Leader (Jim Griffiths), Labour Chief Whip (Herbert Bowden)
1956 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election
1956_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election
Judge of the British Supreme Court for China and Japan. His brother was Hugh Gaitskell. He was chairman of the Sudan Gezira Board which had oversight of the
Arthur_Gaitskell
English journalist, politician and churchman (1905–1976)
strike-breakers. A minority, which included the future Labour Party leader Hugh Gaitskell and the future Poet Laureate John Betjeman, sided with the strikers
Tom_Driberg
School in Oxford, England
rugby player and educator Douglas Gairdner, (1910–1979), pediatrician Hugh Gaitskell (1906–1963), politician, leader of the Labour Party from 1955 to 1963
Dragon_School
right-wing leader of the party was Hugh Gaitskell (1906–1963), who had been Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1950–51. Gaitskell had been MP for Leeds South since
1961 Labour Party leadership election
1961_Labour_Party_leadership_election
British Labour politician (1907–1980)
close ally of the Labour Leader Hugh Gaitskell, and briefly considered standing for the leadership after Gaitskell's death in January 1963. Following
Patrick_Gordon_Walker
people on this list, including John Constable, Eleanor Farjeon, and Hugh Gaitskell are buried in the churchyard of St John-at-Hampstead. The Hampstead
List_of_people_from_Hampstead
British historian, economist and writer (1889–1959)
dismissed by Labour Party leaders such as Ramsay MacDonald. In the 1920s, Hugh Gaitskell, a student of Cole, became active supporter of the 1926 United Kingdom
G._D._H._Cole
List of notable people diagnosed with the autoimmune disease Lupus
Marcos, former Philippine president, died of SLE complications in 1989 Hugh Gaitskell, British politician; died of SLE complications in 1963 aged 56 Donald
List_of_people_with_lupus
British organisation advocating unilateral nuclear disarmament
resolution was passed against the wishes of the party's leaders and Hugh Gaitskell promised to "fight, fight, and fight again" against the decision. The
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Campaign_for_Nuclear_Disarmament
Labour Hugh Dalton Peckham Minister of Economic Warfare 1940 Conservative Harry Crookshank Gainsborough Postmaster General 1943 Labour Hugh Gaitskell Leeds
List of LGBTQ politicians in the United Kingdom
List_of_LGBTQ_politicians_in_the_United_Kingdom
British politician (1920–2003)
of Hugh Gaitskell and for them Gaitskell's death and the elevation of Harold Wilson as Labour Party leader was a setback. For Jenkins, Gaitskell would
Roy_Jenkins
Position in the British Labour Party
in British politics: Arthur Greenwood beat Herbert Morrison in 1943, Hugh Gaitskell beat Aneurin Bevan in 1954, who in turn beat George Brown in 1956, while
Treasurer_of_the_Labour_Party
Leader of the Opposition and author Derek Foster, former Labour MP Hugh Gaitskell, British politician and former leader of the Labour Party George Gardiner
List of University of Oxford people with PPE degrees
List_of_University_of_Oxford_people_with_PPE_degrees
British politician (1888–1965)
candidates, with many of his supporters switching to Hugh Gaitskell, who won the election. Gaitskell asked Morrison to continue as Deputy Leader but he
Herbert_Morrison
English playwright (1929–1994)
In his public letter, however, Osborne had denounced Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell as well as Conservative PM Harold Macmillan. The following year, he
John_Osborne
UK Parliament constituency (1885–1983, 2024 onwards)
South was the seat of the former Leader of the Labour Party, the late Hugh Gaitskell, and the former Home Secretary Merlyn Rees. Leeds South is a constituency
Leeds_South
British political analyst
Party leader Hugh Gaitskell: We, the undersigned Labour Party members and supporters, wholeheartedly support the position taken by Mr. Gaitskell in the Labour
Philip_Maynard_Williams
Republic in North Africa, 1953–1958
that the policy at the time was extremely popular." Opposition leader Hugh Gaitskell was also at the dinner. He immediately agreed that military action might
Republic_of_Egypt_(1953–1958)
British civil servant and peer (1932–2019)
1976. Harold Wilson was also leader of the Labour Party. Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell died in January 1963, Wilson won the subsequent leadership election
Marcia_Williams
Private members' club in London
Thomas Beecham, 1879–1961 Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett, 1883–1962 Hugh Gaitskell, 1906–1963 W. Somerset Maugham, 1874–1965 T. S. Eliot, 1888–1965 Giles
Garrick_Club
Second highest ranking politician in the British Labour Party
Acting Leaders; George Brown in 1963 following the sudden death of Hugh Gaitskell, Margaret Beckett following the equally sudden death of John Smith in
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (UK)
Deputy_Leader_of_the_Labour_Party_(UK)
English baronetess and socialite (1894–1978)
inaugural contest. Through golf she met the future Labour Party leader Hugh Gaitskell, whose first love she became. She died at her home in Brancaster, Norfolk
Felicity_Tree
included Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, Barbara Castle, Michael Foot and Hugh Gaitskell. Future Conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan lost his seat,
1945 United Kingdom general election
1945_United_Kingdom_general_election
1963 espionage novel by Ian Fleming
published, and many readers still remembered the scarcity of food; Hugh Gaitskell, the Leader of the Labour Party, told Fleming in 1958 "The combination
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel)
On_Her_Majesty's_Secret_Service_(novel)
British politician and diplomat (1889–1952)
appointed to the new post of Minister for Economic Affairs. Six weeks later Hugh Dalton resigned as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Cripps succeeded him,
Stafford_Cripps
Anglo-Irish peer
of James Bond, as well as having affairs with the Labour politicians Hugh Gaitskell and Roy Jenkins. In 1929, O'Neill joined the Gillett Brothers Discount
Shane O'Neill, 3rd Baron O'Neill
Shane_O'Neill,_3rd_Baron_O'Neill
Lead minister of His Majesty's Treasury
secret until the chancellor reveals it in the speech given to Parliament. Hugh Dalton, on his way to giving the budget speech in 1947, inadvertently blurted
Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer
Faction within the British Labour Party
Gaitskellites, Labour members who supported the then-party leader, Hugh Gaitskell. The origins of the CDS can be traced to the 1959 general election,
Campaign for Democratic Socialism
Campaign_for_Democratic_Socialism
KGB agent who defected to US (1926–2008)
of poisoning Hugh Gaitskell, Wilson's predecessor as leader of the Labour Party, in order for Wilson to take over the party. Gaitskell died after a sudden
Anatoliy_Golitsyn
British politician (1917–2015)
the 1950s. He was a supporter and friend of Hugh Gaitskell, Leader of the Labour Party. He persuaded Gaitskell to temper his initial support for British
Denis_Healey
English memoirist (1920–2021)
long-standing friend of Ann Fleming, wife of novelist Ian Fleming and lover of Hugh Gaitskell, Leader of the Labour Party from 1955 to 1963, who had previously been
Clarissa_Eden
Physicist (born 1965)
John's College and is the grandson of labour party leader Hugh Gaitskell. In 1985-1989 Gaitskell worked for the investment bank Morgan Grenfell in London
Richard_Gaitskell
British political and cultural magazine
British foreign and defence policy and of the Labour leadership of Hugh Gaitskell, although Martin never got on personally with Aneurin Bevan, the leader
New_Statesman
British politician and baron (1912-1991)
the 1956 by-election and in 1959, again for Labour. A supporter of Hugh Gaitskell, Walston joined the Campaign for Democratic Socialism (CDS) at its foundation
Henry_Walston,_Baron_Walston
Pethick-Lawrence 1942 Glenvil Hall 1950–51 Arthur Greenwood 1942–1945 Hugh Gaitskell 1955–1963 Harold Wilson 1963–1970 Manny Shinwell 1964–1967 Douglas Houghton
Parliamentary_Labour_Party
Political ideology of Aneurin Bevan
favoured by Clement Attlee, his Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin and Hugh Gaitskell. According to Crossman in December 1951 the group was not organised
Bevanism
British journalist, peer and academic (born 1962)
Chairman of the Labour Party in 1949–50, the principal union ally of Hugh Gaitskell, Joe Godson's close friend. Godson was educated at three independent
Dean_Godson,_Baron_Godson
British politician (1901–1972)
pensions until 1959 and as chief spokesman on Commonwealth affairs under Hugh Gaitskell from 1959 to 1961. He undertook lecture tours for the British Council
Hilary_Marquand
Club in Holbeck, Leeds
frequented the Club in the post-war years was the local Labour politician Hugh Gaitskell, and the Club was 'one of the most important venues' for early performances
Holbeck_Working_Men's_Club
changed leadership in 1963. Following the sudden death of Labour leader Hugh Gaitskell early in the year, the party chose Harold Wilson (at the time, thought
1964 United Kingdom general election
1964_United_Kingdom_general_election
resources". The Commission - which was also known as the Gaitskell Commission after its chair Hugh Gaitskell - was initially set up to consider co-operative production
Co-operative_Commission
President of Seychelles from 1977 to 2004
politics of the Labour Party, then led by Clement Attlee and later by Hugh Gaitskell. These experiences led him to adopt a moderate socialist ideology, favouring
France-Albert_René
British financier and military administrator
1934 by several ambitious young socialist intellectuals, most notably Hugh Gaitskell (a future leader of the party), Douglas Jay and Evan Durbin, who were
Vaughan_Berry
Political ideology advocating gradual change
successive defeat of his party in the 1959 United Kingdim general election, Hugh Gaitskell attempted to reformulate the original wording of Clause IV in the party's
Reformism
Former cabinet-level position in British government
Exchequer. The office was revived for eight months in 1950 and held by Hugh Gaitskell. After a Conservative victory at the 1951 election, Winston Churchill
Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
Secretary_of_State_for_Economic_Affairs
British politician (1913–1970)
to support it, and Opposition leader Hugh Gaitskell criticised the government in a speech at Glasgow. Gaitskell moved a motion of censure over Macleod's
Iain_Macleod
English criminal (1911–1984)
powers was revealed to Parliament in June 1957, Leader of the Opposition Hugh Gaitskell demanded a full explanation. Rab Butler pledged that it would not be
Billy_Hill_(gangster)
Calendar year
Cesare Fantoni, Italian actor and voice actor (b. 1905) January 18 – Hugh Gaitskell, British politician, leader of the Labour Party (b. 1906) January 20
1963
Labour Shadow Cabinet of 1964 in British Politics
Harold Wilson was created on 14 February 1963 following the death of Hugh Gaitskell on 18 January 1963. Politics portal United Kingdom portal List of British
First_Wilson_shadow_cabinet
Elections featuring UK political party
Conservative 1955 12,405,254 46.4 277 / 630 18 44.0 2nd Conservative 1959 Hugh Gaitskell 12,216,172 43.8 258 / 630 19 41.0 2nd Conservative 1964 Harold Wilson
Electoral history of the Labour Party (UK)
Electoral_history_of_the_Labour_Party_(UK)
Thomas, George Wigg, Woodrow Wyatt, Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, Hugh Gaitskell, Derick Heathcoat-Amory and Selwyn Lloyd. Michael Foot was the last
List of MPs elected in the 1945 United Kingdom general election
List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1945_United_Kingdom_general_election
UK parliamentary practice
of the Opposition Secondary Opposition Leader Years Harold Macmillan Hugh Gaitskell None 1961–1963 George Brown 1963 Harold Wilson 1963 Alec Douglas-Home
Prime_Minister's_Questions
pp) First party Second party Third party Leader Harold Macmillan Hugh Gaitskell Jo Grimond Party Conservative Labour Liberal Leader since 10 January
1959 United Kingdom general election in England
1959_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_England
Official lowering of the value of a currency
three young ministers whose jobs included economic portfolios, namely Hugh Gaitskell, Harold Wilson and Douglas Jay, who collectively recommended devaluation
Devaluation
Period of the Government of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1976
struggles of the 1950s and early 1960s. Wilson's predecessor as leader, Hugh Gaitskell, had tried in 1960 to tackle the controversy head-on, with a proposal
Premierships_of_Harold_Wilson
State in the United Kingdom's Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet since Hugh Gaitskell's Shadow Cabinet of 1955. The purpose of the Shadow Cabinet is to scrutinise
List of shadow holders of the Great Offices of State
List_of_shadow_holders_of_the_Great_Offices_of_State
James Bond novel by Ian Fleming
Jamaica, Blanche Blackwell, and his wife Ann was in a relationship with Hugh Gaitskell, the Leader of the British Labour Party. Fleming also had a strained
The_Spy_Who_Loved_Me_(novel)
United Kingdom legislation
The Labour Party opposed the Life Peerages Bill on Second Reading: Hugh Gaitskell made an impassioned speech against the proposals, arguing for a far
Life_Peerages_Act_1958
American journalist (1901–1970)
1930s in Vienna with the future Leader of the British Labour Party, Hugh Gaitskell. Gunther's experiences as a journalist in interwar Vienna formed the
John_Gunther
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
praised Blair as "probably the most formidable Labour leader since Hugh Gaitskell", adding: "I see a lot of socialism behind their front bench, but not
Margaret_Thatcher
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