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The '''Chancellor of the Exchequer''' was the title given to the minister in charge of all economic and financial matters in the [[United Kingdom]]. | The '''Chancellor of the Exchequer''' was the title given to the minister in charge of all economic and financial matters in the [[United Kingdom]]. | ||
Following the victory of the [[Labour Party]] in the | Following the victory of the [[Labour Party]] in the general election in [[October]] [[1964]], [[James Callaghan]] was appointed Chancellor by [[Harold Wilson]], the new [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[State of Emergency (audio story)|State of Emergency]]'') Callaghan later served as Prime Minister himself from [[1976]] to [[1979]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Oseidon Adventure (audio story)|The Oseidon Adventure]]'') | ||
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