John Gilbert, Baron Gilbert

For other people named John Gilbert, see John Gilbert (disambiguation).
"John William Gilbert" redirects here. For the member of the London County Council, see John Gilbert (alderman).
"Lord Gilbert" redirects here. For Stephen Gilbert, see Stephen Gilbert, Baron Gilbert of Panteg.

The Right Honourable
The Lord Gilbert
PC
In the House of Lords three weeks before his death.
Minister of State for Defence Procurement
In office
1 May 1997 – 17 May 1999
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byJames Arbuthnot
Succeeded byThe Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean
Ministerial offices 1974-9
Minister of State for Defence
In office
10 September 1976 – 4 May 1979
Prime MinisterJames Callaghan
Preceded byWilliam Rodgers
Succeeded byEuan Howard
Minister of State for Transport
In office
12 June 1975 – 10 September 1976
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
James Callaghan
Preceded byFred Mulley
Succeeded byWilliam Rodgers (Secretary of State)
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
In office
8 March 1974 – 12 June 1975
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byTerence Higgins
Succeeded byRobert Sheldon
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
16 May 1997 – 2 June 2013
Life Peerage
Member of Parliament
for Dudley East
Dudley (1970–1974)
In office
18 June 1970 – 8 April 1997
Preceded byDonald Williams
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1927-04-05)5 April 1927
Died2 June 2013(2013-06-02) (aged 86)
Political partyLabour
Alma materSt John's College, Oxford
New York University

John William Gilbert, Baron Gilbert, PC (5 April 1927 – 2 June 2013) was a British Labour Party politician.[1]

  1. ^ Andrew Roth (5 April 1927). "Lord Gilbert obituary | Politics". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2013.