- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRoy Harris Jenkins
- Nicknames
- Woy of the Wadicals
- The Father of the Permissive Society
- Roy Jenkins was born on November 11, 1920 in Abersychan, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for On Trial (1960), Reputations (1979) and News at Ten (1967). He was married to Jennifer Morris. He died on January 5, 2003 in East Hendred, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
- SpouseJennifer Morris(1945 - January 5, 2003) (his death, 3 children)
- He was a politician and Member of Parliament, first elected for Labour in 1948.
- He was the Labour Home Secretary (1965 - 1967, 1974 - 1976).
- He was the Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer (1967 - 1970).
- He was the President of the European Commission (1977 - 1981).
- He co-founded the Social Democratic Party (commonly known as the SDP) in 1981.
- [on the British Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan] He has an avuncular persuasiveness, flavoured with a dash of menace.
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