Alec Douglas-Home. Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel KT, PC ( / ˈhjuːm /; 2 July 1903 – 9 October 1995), styled as Lord Dunglass between 1918 and 1951 and the Earl of Home from 1951 until 1963, was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964.
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Douglas-Home è stato il terzo primo ministro britannico più longevo dopo Harold Macmillan e James Callaghan. Home morì all'Hirsel il 9 ottobre 1995, all'età di novantadue anni, quattro mesi dopo la morte del suo avversario parlamentare Harold Wilson.
- 18 ottobre 1963 –, 16 ottobre 1964
- Lord Harold Macmillan
Sir Alec Douglas-Home was an unexpected Prime Minister and served for only 363 days, the second shortest premiership in the 20th century – but he pushed his plan as he did not see any reason why...
5 ott 2023 · Sir Alec Douglas-Home, British foreign secretary from 1960 to 1963, prime minister from Oct. 19, 1963, to Oct. 16, 1964, and, after the fall of his government, Conservative opposition spokesman in the House of Commons on foreign affairs. He was also foreign secretary from 1970 to 1974.
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When he was chosen as Leader of the Conservative Party after Harold Macmillan retired, he knew it would be difficult to lead a government from the House of Lords. So he renounced his title, four days after becoming Prime Minister. Once he renounced the title, he became simply Sir Alec Douglas-Home. He had been made a Knight of the Thistle in 1962. ...
A former peer as Prime Minister was open to attack, and Douglas-Home was attacked by the Labour Party leader Harold Wilson. Wilson attacked the new prime minister as "an elegant anachronism". He said that nobody from Douglas-Home's background knew the problems of ordinary families. In particular, Wilson asked how "a scion of an effete establishment...
When the Conservatives returned to power in 1970, Home was made Foreign Secretary. He was a considerable success in this role. His speeches explained the world situation, which was then at the height of the Cold War. In east–west relations, Douglas-Home spoke against the Soviet Union and its spying activities in Britain. In September 1971 he expell...
The Times considered that his reputation rested not on his brief premiership, but on his two spells as Foreign Secretary: "He brought to the office ... his capacity for straight talking, for toughness towards the Soviet Union and for firmness (sometimes interpreted as a lack of sympathy) towards the continents of Africa and Asia. But he brought som...
Manuale. Alec Douglas-Home nel 1986 come membro della Camera dei lord. È stato Primo ministro del Regno Unito dal 19 ottobre 1963 al 16 ottobre 1964, fu l'ultimo primo ministro britannico nato durante l' età edoardiana e l'ultimo proveniente dalla Camera dei lord.
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Ha fatto parte del Partito Conservatore. È stato Primo ministro del Regno Unito dal 19 ottobre 1963 al 16 ottobre 1964, fu l'ultimo primo ministro britannico nato durante l'età edoardiana e l'ultimo proveniente dalla Camera dei lord. wikipedia.org
- July 2, 1903
- October 9, 1995
- 6'1" (1.86m)
- Elizabeth Douglas-Home(m 1936 - 1990)
- David Douglas-Home
- Charles Douglas-Home, 13th Earl of Home
- Christ Church, Eton College
- Reputations, World in Action, This Week (1956 TV programme), Panorama (British TV programme)
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