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Born in Worthing, he was elected Labour MP for Smethwick in 1945 and at the UK general election, 1964, following a successful career in opposition, he was destined to become Foreign Secretary in a widely anticipated Labour government. However, he was defeated in controversial circumstances by Conservative candidate Peter Griffiths. Smethwick had been a focus of immigration from the Commonwealth in the economic and industrial growth of the years following World War IIWorld War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the world's nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. The war was fough and Griffiths ran a campaign critical of the opposition's, and the government's, policy. There were rumours that Griffiths' supporters had covertly circulated the slogan If you want a niggerThe term nigger can refer to: Nigger a derogatory term for dark-skinned people of African descent The Nigger a 1909 play by Edward Sheldon exploring black-white relationships Nigger the name of the Labrador owned by Guy Gibson, and shown in the film The D for a neighbour, vote LiberalThe Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which wo or Labour. Many felt that Gordon Walker had pandered to such sentiment when his local party ran an eve-of-poll leaflet saying:
His reputation on racial issues was further damanged by the accusation that, while at the Commonwealth Office in 1951Events January events January 9 United Nations headquarters officially opens ( New York City). January 15 Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald," wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment in a court in We, he had obstructed Seretse KhamaSeretse Khama ( July 1, 1921 July 13, 1980) was the first President of Botswana. He was the grandson of tribal king Khama III, and was proclaimed king himself in 1925. He attended Fort Hare University College in South Africa, and trained as a barrister at's chieftancy of Bechuanaland under pressure from South AfricaSouth Africa is a republic at the southern tip of Africa. It is bordered to the north by Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the north-east by Mozambique and Swaziland. Lesotho is contained entirely inside the borders of South Africa. South Africa is one o's objections to Khama's marriage to a white woman.
Nevertheless, he was appointed to the Foreign Office by Harold WilsonJames Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx KG, OBE, PC ( March 11, 1916 May 24, 1995) was one of the more successful Labour Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and a 1960s icon. Wilson is regarded by many as probably one of the more intellectual poli and stood for the Labour stronghold constituency of Leyton in a byelection in January 1965, losing again, and was forced to resign as Foreign Secretary. After a sabbatical conducing research in Southeast Asia, he finally won Leyton in the UK general election, 1966. Following his election, he served at education and science. He was made a Baron in 1974 and was briefly a Member of the European Parliament.
Gordon Walker died in London.
| Preceded by: Philip Noel-Baker | Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations 1950–1951 | Followed by: The Lord Ismay |
| Preceded by: Rab Butler | Foreign Secretary 1964–1965 | Followed by: Michael Stewart |
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