Douglas Jay

The Lord Jay
Jay, pictured in 1949
President of the Board of Trade
In office
18 October 1964 – 29 August 1967
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byEdward Heath
Succeeded byAnthony Crosland
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
In office
23 February 1950 – 30 October 1951
Prime MinisterClement Attlee
Preceded byGlenvil Hall
Succeeded byJohn Boyd-Carpenter
Economic Secretary to the Treasury
In office
13 November 1947 – 23 February 1950
Prime MinisterClement Attlee
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byJohn Edwards
Member of Parliament
for Battersea North
In office
26 July 1946 – 13 May 1983
Preceded byFrancis Douglas
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Douglas Patrick Thomas Jay

(1907-03-23)23 March 1907
Died6 March 1996(1996-03-06) (aged 88)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)Peggy Jay
Mary Thomas
Children4, including Peter Jay (1937–2024), Helen and Catherine Jay (born 1945)[1]
Alma materNew College, Oxford

Douglas Patrick Thomas Jay, Baron Jay, PC (23 March 1907 – 6 March 1996) was a British Labour Party politician.

  1. ^ "The Jay Twins".