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The Lord Jay | |
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 Jay, pictured in 1949 | |
| President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 18 October 1964 – 29 August 1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Edward Heath |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Crosland |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 23 February 1950 – 30 October 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Glenvil Hall |
| Succeeded by | John Boyd-Carpenter |
| Economic Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 13 November 1947 – 23 February 1950 | |
| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | John Edwards |
| Member of Parliament for Battersea North | |
| In office 26 July 1946 – 13 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Douglas |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Douglas Patrick Thomas Jay 23 March 1907 |
| Died | 6 March 1996 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Peggy Jay Mary Thomas |
| Children | 4, including Peter Jay (1937–2024), Helen and Catherine Jay (born 1945)[1] |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Douglas Patrick Thomas Jay, Baron Jay, PC (23 March 1907 – 6 March 1996) was a British Labour Party politician.