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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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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