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Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC ( 27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005 ), was a British Labour politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ( 1976 – 79 ) and Leader of the Labour Party ( 1976 – 80 ).

Commonly known as Jim Callaghan ( and nicknamed " Sunny Jim ", " Gentleman Jim ", " Lucky Jim " or " Big Jim "), Callaghan is the only person to have served in all four of the Great Offices of State: Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer ( 1964 – 67 ), Home Secretary ( 1967 – 70 ), and Foreign Secretary ( 1974 – 76 ).