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Alec Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel
Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, disclaimed 14th Earl of Home
- born: 2 July 1903
- died: 9 October 1995
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Known as
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- 1903-1918 Alec Douglas-Home
- 1918-1951 Lord Dunglass
- 1951-1963 The Earl of Home
- 1963-1974 Sir Alec Douglas-Home
- 1974-1995 The Lord Home of the Hirsel
Education
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Offices
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- Minister of State for Scotland, 1951-1955
- Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, 1955-1960
- Lord President of the Council, 1957, 1959-1960
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1960-1963, 1970-1974
- Prime Minister, 1963-1964
Peerage Titles
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- Earl of Home, Lord Home, and Lord Dunglas (Peerage of Scotland); Baron Douglas (Peerage of the United Kingdom, 1951 (disclaimed 1963)
- Baron Home of the Hirsel, 1974
Chivalric Orders
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- Knight of the Thistle, 1962
Privy Council
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- Privy Councillor, 1951
Parliamentary Seats
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- Member of Parliament for Lanark, 1931-1945, 1950-1951
- Member of Parliament for Kinross and Perthshire West, 1963-1974
Parliamentary Positions
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- Leader of the House of Lords, 1957-1960
- Leader of the Opposition, 1964-1965
Party Positions
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- Leader of the Conservative Party, 1963-1965
| Preceded by: Selwyn Lloyd | Foreign Secretary 1960–1963 | Succeeded by: Rab Butler |
| Preceded by: Harold Macmillan | Prime Minister 1963–1964 | Succeeded by: Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by: Michael Stewart | Foreign Secretary 1970–1974 | Succeeded by: James Callaghan |