Born:Denis Winston Healey, (1917-08-30)30 August 1917, Mottingham, Kent, England
Died:3 October 2015(2015-10-03) (aged 98), Alfriston, East Sussex, England
Rank:Major
Unit:Royal Engineers
Party:Labour
Awards:Member of the Order of the British Empire
Leader:Michael Foot
Spouse:Edna Edmunds (m. 1945; died 2010)
Children:3
Alma mater:Balliol College, Oxford
1960–1961:Foreign Affairs
1961–1963:Colonies
1963–1964:Defence
1970–1972:Exchequer (Chancellor)
1972–1974:Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
1979–1980:Exchequer (Chancellor)
1980–1987:Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Preceded by:James Milner
Battles/wars:Second World War, North African campaign, , Italian campaign, , Battle of Anzio
Succeeded by:Alice Bacon
Resting place:St Andrew's Church
Branch/service:British Army
Prime Minister:Harold Wilson
Shadow portfolios:Shadow portfolios Shadow Secretary of State1960–1961Foreign Affairs1961–1963Colonies1963–1964Defence1970Defence1970–1972Exchequer (Chancellor)1972–1974Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs1979–1980Exchequer (Chancellor)1980–1987Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Colonies, Defence, Defence, Exchequer (Chancellor), Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Exchequer (Chancellor), Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Years of service:1940–1945
Parliamentary offices:Parliamentary offices Member of the House of LordsLord TemporalLife peerage, 29 June 1992 – 3 October 2015Member of Parliament, for Leeds EastIn office, 26 May 1955 – 16 March 1992Preceded byConstituency establishedSucceeded byGeorge MudieMember of Parliament, for Leeds South EastIn office, 7 February 1952 – 6 May 1955Preceded byJames MilnerSucceeded byAlice Bacon, Lord Temporal, Life peerage, 29 June 1992 – 3 October 2015, In office, 26 May 1955 – 16 March 1992, Constituency established, George Mudie, In office, 7 February 1952 – 6 May 1955, James Milner, Alice Bacon