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Jo Grimond. Jo Grimond died on 24th October 1993. He was most recently the Liberal MP for Orkney and Zetland, and left the Commons on 9 June 1983. The dissolution of Parliament took place on 30th May 2024. There are currently no MPs – all seats in the House of Commons are vacant until after the general election on 4th July 2024.
25 de oct. de 1993 · On November 5, Jo Grimond became the new Liberal leader. He faced a rocky ride. The party promptly split over Suez, before uniting to condemn Conservative policy as Eden fell from power -- a
Jo grimond. Ajustar Compartir Imprimir Citar. Soldado británico, político y académico (1913-1993) Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond, CH, CBE, TD, PC (29 de julio de 1913 - 24 de octubre de 1993) fue un político británico, líder del Partido Liberal durante once años, de 1956 a 1967, y de nuevo brevemente de manera interina en 1976.
Jo GRI monD 1913 – 1993 Joseph (Jo) Grimond was born 100 years ago, on 29 July 1913. As leader of the Liberal Party from 1956 to 1967, Grimond made a difference not just to the fortunes of his party but to British politics, helping to end the two-party mould into which Britain had seemed to settle. He made the most substantial contribution
Realignment of the left. The end of Jo Grimond's leadership in 1967 heralded a bleak period for the Liberal Party. His successor, Jeremy Thorpe, was never assured of the complete confidence of his parliamentary colleagues. Unlike Grimond, he displayed little interest in ideas, though he was an accomplished organiser, fund-raiser and speaker.
Jo Grimond and the Unservile State93 Calling at the Southport Liberal Assembly in 1957 for ‘a constructive protest against Conservatism’, Grimond placed the Liberals on the centre-left of the political spectrum, stressing balance, reason and honesty in the face of the big battalions of labour and capital. At the 1958 Party Assembly
16 de jul. de 2015 · Jo Grimond succeeded Clement Davies in 1956 after a coup by senior party figures. The Orkney and Shetland MP - whom leadership contender Tim Farron has named as one of his three heroes - put a ...
