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| 1917 | Birth |  |
| 30th Aug Broadstairs Birth of Denis Healey |
| 1945 | Secretary | |
| Appointed Secretary of the International Department of the Labour Party |
| 1952 | Member of Parliament | |
| Leeds Appointed Member of Parliament for Leeds Sth |
| 1964 | Minister of Defense | |
| Appointed Minister of Defense |
| 1967 | Diplomacy | |
| London The F111A order from the USA is cancelled, Healey is opposed but is overuled by Wilson |
| 1970 | Shadow Foreign Secretary | |
| Appointed Shadow Foreign Secretary |
| 1972 | Shadow Chancellor Exchequer | |
| Appointed Shadow Chancellor |
| 1974 | Budget | |
| Mar London Increases food & pensons subsidies for the poorest |
| Mar London Taxaton up to 83% earned income & 98% unearned income |
| 1974 | Chancellor | |
| 5th Mar London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1st term |
| Oct London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2nd term |
| 1975 | Economy | |
| 1st July On the day of devaluation unions are given 1 week to agree a 10% pay increase limit |
| 23rd July Moves in the 2nd reading of a Bill to control pay increases, passed by 294 to 16 |
| 1976 | Conference of Labour Party | |
| 30th Sep Blackpool Defends the government's economic policy & defends measures taken to support the pound |
| 1976 | Devaluation | |
| 27th Sep The pound falls to $1.68 |
| 28th Sep The pound falls to $1.67 |
| 25th Oct The pound falls to $1.59 |
| 27th Oct The pound drops to $1.57 |
| 1976 | Economy | |
| 30th Sep Blackpool Defends his measures to support the pound at the annual party conference |
| 11th Oct The government wins a majority of 13 in support its economic policy |
| 1976 | Election | |
| Contests the party leadership after Harold Wilson's resignation but is defeated |
| 1976 | IMF Loan | |
| 29th Sep Britain appeals to the IMF for a stand-by loan of œ2,300 million |
| 1976 | Public Spending | |
| London Makes spending cuts & abandons the policy of full employment |
| London Negotiates with the IMF |
| 27th Oct London The Party's National Executive vote to protest to Parliament about government cuts |
| 1976 | Vote Confidence | |
| 11th Oct London The government wins a majority of 13 in support its economic policy |
| 1977 | Economy | |
| 3rd Jan The International Monetary Fund approves a loan of œ2,300 million to Great Britain |
| 1977 | IMF Loan | |
| 3rd Jan The International Monetary Fund approves a loan of œ2,300 million to Great Britain |
| 1980 | Election | |
| Contests the leadership but defeated by Michael Foot by 139 to 129 votes, 2nd ballot |
| 1981 | Deputy Party Leader | |
| 27th Sep Appointed Deputy Leader of the Labour Party |
| 1981 | Election | |
| Narrowly defeates Tony Benn for the Deputy Leadership |
| 27th Sep Defeats Tony Benn, wins 51% of the vote for Deputy Leadership |
| 1983 | Shadow Foreign Secretary | |
| Appointed Shadow Foreign Secretary |
| 1989 | Publication | |
| Publication of, "The Time of my Life" |
| 1992 | Retirement | |
| Retires from the House of Commons |
