Dick Leonard

Dick Leonard
Picture of Dick Leonard
Member of Parliament
for Romford
In office
18 June 1970 – 28 February 1974
Preceded byRon Ledger
Succeeded byMichael Neubert
Majority2,760 (5.2%)
Personal details
Born
Richard Lawrence Leonard

(1930-12-12)12 December 1930
Pinner, Middlesex, England
Died24 June 2021(2021-06-24) (aged 90)
Camden, London, England
Political party
Spouse
(m. 1963)
Children
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • writer
  • MP

Richard Lawrence Leonard (12 December 1930 – 24 June 2021) was a British writer, journalist and Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Romford from 1970 to 1974.[2] He was a pro-European social democrat and had been a supporter of the late Labour foreign secretary Anthony Crosland, who championed Gaitskellism.[3]

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