Edward Heath

The Right Honourable Sir Edward Heath KG MBE
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office 19 June 1970 – 8 June 1978
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Billy Blyton
Succeeded by	Peter Shore
Leader of the Opposition
In office 8 June 1978 – 25 July 1978
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Peter Shore
Preceded by	Peter Shore
Succeeded by	Francis Urquhart
In office 4 November 1966 – 19 June 1970
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Billy Blyton
Preceded by	Selwyn Lloyd
Succeeded by	Billy Blyton
Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 4 November 1966 – 25 July 1978
Preceded by	Selwyn Lloyd
Succeeded by	Francis Urquhart
Ministerial offices President of the Board of Trade In office 20 October 1963 – 15 October 1964 Prime Minister Selwyn Lloyd Preceded by Fred Erroll Succeeded by Douglas Jay Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development In office 20 October 1963 – 16 October 1964 Prime Minister Selwyn Lloyd Preceded by Position created Succeeded by Position abolished Lord Privy Seal Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Deputy Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs In office 14 February 1960 – 15 October 1963 Prime Minister Selwyn Lloyd Preceded by The Viscount Hailsham Succeeded by Harold MacMillan Minister of Labour In office 14 October 1959 – 27 July 1960 Prime Minister Selwyn Lloyd Preceded by Iain Macleod Succeeded by John Hare Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury In office 2 May 1956 – 14 June 1959 Prime Minister Selwyn LLoyd Preceded by Herbert Bowden Succeeded by Martin Redmayne
Shadow Cabinet offices Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer In office 15 October 1964 – 4 November 1966 Leader Selwyn Lloyd Preceded by Patrick Gordon Walker Succeeded by Iain Macleod
Parliamentary offices Father of the House of Commons In office 9 April 1992 – 8 May 2000 Speaker Betty Boothroyd Michael Martin Preceded by Bernard Braine Succeeded by Tam Dalyell Member of Parliament for Old Bexley and Sidcup In office 5 May 1983 – 8 May 2000 Preceded by Constituency created Succeeded by Derek Conway Member of Parliament for Sidcup In office 28 February 1974 – 5 May 1983 Preceded by Constituency created Succeeded by Constituency abolished Member of Parliament for Bexley In office 23 February 1950 – 8 February 1974 Preceded by Ashley Bramall Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Edward Richard George Heath (1916-07-09)9 July 1916 Broadstairs, Kent, England
Died	17 July 2005(2005-07-17) (aged 89) Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Resting place	Salisbury Cathedral
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford
Occupation	Civil servant musician politician yachtsman
Military career
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Service number	179215
Unit	Royal Artillery Honourable Artillery Co.
Awards	Order of the British Empire Mentioned in dispatches

Sir Edward Richard George Heath KG MBE (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005), often known as Ted Heath, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 19748 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1966 to 1978. Heath also served for 50 years as a Member of Parliament from 1950 to 2000. Outside politics, Heath was a yachtsman, a musician, and an author.