Douglas-Home

British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century

by David Dutton

Alec Douglas-Home the Conservative politician and prime minister from 1963 to 1964 had a complex career between the two Houses of Parliament. At the end of Macmillan's premiership, Lord Home emerged from secret consultations as leader of the party (Rab Butler had been the expected successor). He disclaimed his peerage, an option first available in that year, and became prime minister as Sir Alec Douglas-Home. The Conservatives lost the election of 1964, and in 1965 Douglas-Home resigned as leader of the party.

Genres: Biography, History, Politics

155 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2006

About the author

David Dutton is Professor of Twentieth-Century British Political History at Liverpool University.