Roy Hattersley

The Lord Hattersley
Hattersley in 2012
Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
In office
2 October 1983 – 18 July 1992
LeaderNeil Kinnock
Preceded byDenis Healey
Succeeded byMargaret Beckett
Shadow cabinet posts
1979–1992
Shadow Secretary of State
1979–1980Environment
1980–1983Home Department
1983–1987Chancellor of the Exchequer
1987–1992Home Department
Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection
In office
10 September 1976 – 4 May 1979
Prime MinisterJames Callaghan
Preceded byShirley Williams
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Junior ministerial posts
1974–1976
Minister of State
1974–1976Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Shadow cabinet posts
1972–1974
Shadow Secretary of State
1973–1974Education and Science
Shadow Spokesperson
1972–1974Trade and Industry
Junior ministerial posts
1967–1970
Minister of State
1969–1970 Defence Administration
Parliamentary Under-Secretary
1968–1969Employment and Productivity
Parliamentary Secretary
1967–1968Ministry of Labour
Member of the House of Lords
Life peerage
24 November 1997 – 19 May 2017
Member of Parliament
for Birmingham Sparkbrook
In office
15 October 1964 – 8 April 1997
Preceded byLeslie Seymour
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Roy Sydney George Hattersley

(1932-12-28) 28 December 1932 (age 91)
Sheffield, England
Political partyLabour
Spouses
(m. 1956; div. 2013)
Maggie Pearlstine
(m. 2013)
Alma materUniversity of Hull
ProfessionJournalist
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Roy Sydney George Hattersley, Baron Hattersley, PC FRSL (born 28 December 1932) is a British politician, author and journalist from Sheffield.[1] A member of the Labour Party, he was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook for over 32 years from 1964 to 1997, and served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 to 1992.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Hattersley, Baron, (Roy Sydney George Hattersley) (born 28 Dec. 1932)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u19465. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 5 May 2021.