Frank Dobson | |
|---|---|
 Dobson in 2014 | |
| Secretary of State for Health | |
| In office 2 May 1997 – 11 October 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Stephen Dorrell |
| Succeeded by | Alan Milburn |
| Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment | |
| In office 20 October 1994 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Leader | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Chris Smith |
| Succeeded by | John Gummer |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | |
| In office 21 October 1993 – 20 October 1994 | |
| Leader | John Smith Margaret Beckett (Acting) Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | John Prescott |
| Succeeded by | Michael Meacher |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Employment | |
| In office 18 July 1992 – 21 October 1993 | |
| Leader | John Smith |
| Preceded by | Tony Blair |
| Succeeded by | John Prescott |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Energy | |
| In office 2 November 1989 – 18 July 1992 | |
| Leader | Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | John Prescott |
| Succeeded by | Robin Cook (Trade and Industry) |
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 13 July 1987 – 2 November 1989 | |
| Leader | Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | Peter Shore |
| Succeeded by | Jack Cunningham |
| Member of Parliament for Holborn and St. Pancras Holborn and St Pancras South (1979–1983) | |
| In office 3 May 1979 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Lena Jeger |
| Succeeded by | Sir Keir Starmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank Gordon Dobson 15 March 1940 York, England |
| Died | 11 November 2019 (aged 79) London, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Janet Mary Alker (m. 1967) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
Frank Gordon Dobson (15 March 1940 – 11 November 2019) was a British Labour Party politician. As Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St. Pancras from 1979 to 2015, he served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Health from 1997 to 1999, and was the Labour Party nominee for Mayor of London in 2000, finishing third in the election behind Conservative Steven Norris and the winner, Labour-turned-Independent Ken Livingstone. Dobson stood down from his Parliament seat at the 2015 general election.[1]