Anthony Crosland

Charles Anthony Raven Crosland (1918-1977) was a British politician and Labour member of Parliament. Educated at Highgate School and Trinity College, Oxford, Crosland served as a parachutist in Europe during the Second World War. He entered Parliament in 1950, and wrote the book The Future Of Socialism in 1956 in which he outlined his vision for the future. He was a friend and proteg of Hugh Gaitskell and under Harold Wilson was Secretary of State for Education and Science (1965-1967) and President of the Board of Trade (1967-1969). It is often claimed that he said "if there's one thing I do, I will smash every fucking grammar school in the country", probably when he was Education Secretary from 1965-67. He was seen as a leader of the right wing of the party in the 1970s, and after Labour's return to power in 1974, he was Secretary of State for the Environment, till 1976 when he was made Foreign Secretary. He died suddenly in 1977.
idth="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:
Michael Stewart
width="40%" align="center"|Secretary of State for Education and Science
1965–1967
width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:
Patrick Gordon Walker
idth="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:
Douglas Jay
width="40%" align="center"|President of the Board of Trade
1967–1969
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Roy Mason
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Geoffrey Rippon
width="40%" align="center"|Secretary of State for the Environment
1974–1976
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Peter Shore
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James Callaghan
width="40%" align="center"|Foreign Secretary
1976–1977
width="30%" align="center"|Followed by:
David Owen
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