Autographs of Roy Jenkins

Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, OM, PC (11 November 1920 – 5 January 2003) was a British politician who served as the sixth president of the European Commission from 1977 to 1981. At various times a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Labour Party, Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Liberal Democrats, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer and Home Secretary under the Wilson and Callaghan Governments. More about Roy Jenkins

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Current items with a signature of Roy Jenkins

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Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnailChurchill by Roy Jenkins. SIgned by Roy Jenkins 1st edition£150.00logo
thumbnailroy jenkins - the chancellors . signed copy !£68.00logo
thumbnailRoy Jenkins A Life At The Centre Signed£14.99logo
thumbnailROY JENKINS SIGNED Gladstone Biography 1995 Hardback In Jacket RARE£29.99logo
thumbnailRoy Jenkins Signed, The Chancellors . first edition 1998£39.99logo
The son of Arthur Jenkins, a coal-miner and Labour MP, Jenkins was educated at the University of Oxford and served as an intelligence officer during the Second World War. Initially elected as MP for Southwark Central in 1948, he moved to become MP for Birmingham Stechford in 1950. On the election of Harold Wilson after the 1964 election, Jenkins was appointed Minister of Aviation. A year later, he was promoted to the Cabinet to become Home Secretary. In this role, Jenkins embarked on a major reform programme; he sought to build what he described as "a civilised society", overseeing measures such as the effective abolition in Britain of both capital punishment and theatre censorship, the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality, relaxing of divorce law, suspension of birching and the liberalisation of abortion law.

After the devaluation crisis in November 1967, Jenkins replaced James Callaghan as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Throughout his time at the Treasury, Jenkins oversaw a tight fiscal policy in an attempt to control inflation, and oversaw a particularly tough Budget in 1968 which saw major tax rises. As a result of this, the Government's current account entered a surplus in 1969. After Labour unexpectedly lost the 1970 election, Jenkins was elected as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in 1970. He resigned from the position in 1972 after the Labour Party decided to oppose Britain's entry to the European Communities, which he strongly supported. When Labour returned to power following the 1974 election, Wilson appointed Jenkins as Home Secretary for the second time. Two years later, when Wilson resigned as Prime Minister, Jenkins stood in the leadership election to succeed him, finishing third behind Michael Foot and the winner James Callaghan. He subsequently chose to resign from Parliament and leave British politics, to accept appointment as the first-ever British President of the European Commission, a role he took up in January 1977. Read even more about Roy Jenkins at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Roy Jenkins

The most expensive item with a signature of Roy Jenkins (Churchill A Biography - Roy Jenkins - Hardback 2001 - Signed First Edition (M3)) was sold in April 2020 for £50.00 while the cheapest item (Roy Jenkins Signed White Card) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2019. The month with the most items sold (4) was April 2018 with an average selling price of £9.99 for an autographed item of Roy Jenkins. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2020 with £50.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.20 was May 2018. In average, an autographed item from Roy Jenkins is worth £9.99.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Roy Jenkins were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnail*Signed* The Chancellors by Roy Jenkins (Hardback, 1998) First Edition£4.49logo
thumbnailA LIFE AT THE CENTRE. SIGNED BY ROY JENKINS£8.00logo
thumbnailChurchill A Biography by Roy Jenkins 2001 Hardback Book Signed by Author£15.00logo
thumbnailRoy Jenkins - A Life at the Centre - Signed - 1st/1st (1991 First Edition DJ)£7.50logo
thumbnailroy jenkins - the chancellors . signed copy !£17.99logo
thumbnailRoy Jenkins Biography Double Signed Hardback Book 1983 1st Edition£5.99logo
thumbnailRoy Jenkins signed Gladstone£12.99logo
thumbnailSigned Copy by Author Roy Jenkins of Gladstone by Roy Jenkins (Hardcover, 1995)£10.00logo
thumbnailSIGNED FIRST EDITION 1ST PRINTING ROY JENKINS PORTRAITS AND MINIATURES VGC£22.95logo
thumbnailSIGNED ROY JENKINS Portraits & Miniature Selected Writings HARDBACK 1st ed 1993£6.50logo