Gwyneth Dunwoody

Gwyneth Dunwoody
Dunwoody in 2008
Member of Parliament
for Crewe and Nantwich
Crewe (1974–1983)
In office
28 February 1974 – 17 April 2008
Preceded byScholefield Allen
Succeeded byEdward Timpson
Chair of the Transport Committee[a]
In office
16 July 1997 – 17 April 2008
Preceded byPaul Channon
Succeeded byLouise Ellman
Member of the European Parliament
for the United Kingdom
In office
1 July 1975 – 7 June 1979
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade
In office
29 August 1967 – 24 June 1970
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byThe Lord Walston
Succeeded byAnthony Grant
Member of Parliament
for Exeter
In office
31 March 1966 – 29 May 1970
Preceded byRolf Dudley-Williams
Succeeded byJohn Hannam
Shadow portfolios
Shadow Cabinet
1984–1985 Transport
1983–1984Without Portfolio
1980–1983Health
Shadow Frontbench
1980–1980Foreign Affairs
Personal details
Born
Gwyneth Patricia Phillips

(1930-12-12)12 December 1930
Fulham, London, England
Died17 April 2008(2008-04-17) (aged 77)
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England
Political partyLabour
Spouse
(m. 1954; div. 1975)
Children3, including Tamsin
Parents

Gwyneth Patricia Dunwoody (née Phillips; 12 December 1930 – 17 April 2008) was a British Labour Party politician, who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Exeter from 1966 to 1970, and then for Crewe (later Crewe and Nantwich) from February 1974 to her death in 2008.[1] She was a moderate socialist[2] and had a reputation as a fiercely independent parliamentarian, described as "intelligent, obstinate, opinionated and hard-working".[3]


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  1. ^ "Last Word". Last Word. 30 November 2007. BBC. BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008.
  2. ^ "Gwyneth Dunwoody". 18 April 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
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