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Edward Heath

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1970 to 1974

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Took Britain into the European Community in 1973 but lost power after a miners’ strike and the three-day week.

Edward Heath sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning globalist on nation and leaning free market on economy. The profile is close to the middle on environment and interventionism.

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Where Edward Heath sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Edward Heath

Helmut Kohl Chancellor of Germany, 1982 to 199899%Brian Mulroney Prime Minister of Canada, 1984 to 199399%Valéry Giscard d’Estaing President of France, 1974 to 198199%Luc Frieden Prime Minister of Luxembourg, 2023 to present99%Adolfo Suárez Prime Minister of Spain, 1976 to 198199%Ludwig Erhard Chancellor of West Germany, 1963 to 196699%Ben Bernanke American economist and former Federal Reserve chairman99%Luís Montenegro Prime Minister of Portugal, 2024 to present98%

People furthest from Edward Heath

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 194012%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 200616%Peter Kropotkin Russian anarchist and naturalist, 1842 to 192119%Leo Tolstoy Russian novelist and moral thinker, 1828 to 191019%

Political views closest to Edward Heath

OrdoliberalismFavors competitive markets protected by firm rules and a strong state, the basis of…99%Social market economyKeeps markets competitive but backs them with rules, social insurance and partnership…99%Liberal conservatismCombines free markets and limited government with respect for institutions, tradition…97%Fiscal conservatismPrioritizes low taxes, balanced budgets and limited public debt.96%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.