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Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond, CH, CBE, TD, PC (/ ˈ ɡ r ɪ m ə n d /; 29 July 1913 – 24 October 1993) was a British politician, leader of the Liberal Party for eleven years from 1956 to 1967 and again briefly on an interim basis in 1976.
Jo Grimond (born July 29, 1913, St. Andrews, Fife, Scot.—died Oct. 24, 1993, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands) was the leader of the British Liberal Party during its resurgence after World War II. Educated at Eton and the University of Oxford, Grimond was called to the bar in 1937.
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Leader of his party for 10 years from 1956, and perhaps the most influential parliamentarian of our time never to have been in government, Jo Grimond, who has died aged 80, played a key part in...
Regarded by many contemporary Liberals as their spiritual leader and mentor, Jo Grimond was a figure of great magnetism and intellectual originality. He was once described as a politician on whom the gods smile, and inspired a rare degree of public affection.
26 de oct. de 1993 · Joseph (él prefería que se le llamara Jo) Grimond, artífice del resurgimiento del partido liberal británico durante el final de los años cincuenta y principios de los sesenta, falleció el ...
In 1955, five of the Liberals elected benefited from arrangements, informal or otherwise, in which they were not opposed by Conservative candidates, Jo Grimond being the only Liberal MP to have defeated candidates from both main parties.
19 de ene. de 2024 · Why Jo Grimond? Who cares about a politician who peaked half a century ago, never held office, and led a party with a puny parliamentary presence? And yet we do care, proving that an apparently marginal political figure can leave a lasting mark, if his character and thoughts are large enough.
