Conservative government of Edward Heath

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The Conservative government of Edward Heath was the UK administration from 1970 to 1974, led by Prime Minister Edward Heath and noted for major economic challenges, industrial unrest, and significant reforms to local government and European integration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British ministry ⓘ
Government of the United Kingdom ⓘ
appointedBy Elizabeth II ⓘ
capital London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
chancellorOfTheExchequer Anthony Barber ⓘ
Iain Macleod ⓘ
chiefWhip Francis Pym ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
defenceSecretary Lord Carrington ⓘ
economicPolicy Initial commitment to free-market reforms ⓘ
Subsequent interventionist "U-turn" on industrial policy ⓘ
educationSecretary Margaret Thatcher ⓘ
employmentSecretary Robert Carr ⓘ
endTime 1974-03-04 ⓘ
environmentSecretary Peter Walker ⓘ
faced 1972 miners' strike ⓘ
1973 miners' overtime ban ⓘ
1973 oil crisis ⓘ
High inflation in the early 1970s ⓘ
Three-Day Week ⓘ
followedBy Labour government of Harold Wilson (1974–1976) ⓘ
foreignSecretary Alec Douglas-Home ⓘ
formedAfter 1970 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
headOfGovernment Edward Heath ⓘ
healthSecretary Sir Keith Joseph ⓘ
homeSecretary Reginald Maudling ⓘ
Robert Carr ⓘ
ideology Conservatism ⓘ
Economic liberalism ⓘ
implementedReform Decimalisation of British currency ⓘ
Entry of the United Kingdom into the European Economic Community ⓘ
Reorganisation of local government in England and Wales ⓘ
introducedLegislation European Communities Act 1972 ⓘ
Housing Finance Act 1972 ⓘ
Immigration Act 1971 ⓘ
Industrial Relations Act 1971 ⓘ
Local Government Act 1972 ⓘ
Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 ⓘ
legislatureTerm 46th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
47th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
location 10 Downing Street, London ⓘ
linked to: 10 Downing Street
lostPowerIn February 1974 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
monarch Elizabeth II ⓘ
politicalParty Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
precededBy Labour government of Harold Wilson (1964–1970) ⓘ
reasonForEnd Failure to secure overall majority in February 1974 general election ⓘ
securityPolicy Imposition of direct rule in Northern Ireland in 1972 ⓘ
signed Treaty of Accession 1972 (United Kingdom to the European Communities) ⓘ
startTime 1970-06-19 ⓘ
tradeAndIndustrySecretary John Davies ⓘ

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Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 → introducedByGovernment → Conservative government of Edward Heath ⓘ
LGA 1972 → introducedBy → Conservative government of Edward Heath ⓘ
Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity → politicalContext → Conservative government of Edward Heath ⓘ
Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity → abolishedUnder → Edward Heath government ⓘ
linked to: Conservative government of Edward Heath
45th Parliament of the United Kingdom → legislativeTermFor → United Kingdom government 1970–1974 ⓘ
linked to: Conservative government of Edward Heath
Harold Wilson minority Labour government → precededBy → Edward Heath Conservative government ⓘ
linked to: Conservative government of Edward Heath
Labour government of Harold Wilson (1974–1976) → precededBy → Conservative government of Edward Heath ⓘ