The Resume

(March 27, 1912-March 26, 2005)
Born in Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Birth name was Leonard James Callaghan
Member of Parliament (1950-87)
Chancellor of the Exchequer (1964-67)
Home Secretary (1967-70)
Foreign Secretary (1974-76)
Prime Minister (1976-79)
Member of the Labour Party

Why he might be annoying:

He was nicknamed 'Big Jim' and 'Sunny Jim.'
Before entering politics, he worked as a tax collector.
He said, 'The rewards given to ability in the USSR at all levels are far greater than those given to the employed in capitalist Britain' (1946).
His term as prime minister was plagued by high unemployment and a succession of strikes.
His government lost a vote of confidence (March 28, 1979), then went on to lose the election.

Why he might not be annoying:

As Foreign Secretary, he negotiated Britain's entry into the European Union.
He was the first Prime Minister to have held the three leading Cabinet positions: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary.
He was married to his wife Audrey for 67 years until her death.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• British Prime Ministers (Ranked: 49)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 07]
• I Attended Princess Diana's Funeral [September 6, 1997]
• I Died in 2005 (Ranked: 92)
• I Have Tuberculosis
• Known By a Middle Name
• Profiles 21251-21500 (Ranked: 21381)
• Served in World War II
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 5.56% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 49 Votes: 67.35% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 71 Votes: 46.48% Annoying