John Stonehouse

For other people with similar names, see John Stonhouse (disambiguation).

John Stonehouse
Stonehouse in 1967
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
In office
1 October 1969 – 19 June 1970
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byHimself (Postmaster General)
Succeeded byChristopher Chataway
Postmaster General
In office
1 July 1968 – 1 October 1969
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byRoy Mason
Succeeded by
  • Position abolished
  • Himself (Minister, Posts and Telecommunications)
  • The 2nd Viscount Hall (Chairman, Post Office)
Member of Parliament
for Walsall North
In office
28 February 1974 – 27 August 1976
Preceded byWilliam Wells
Succeeded byRobin Hodgson
Member of Parliament
for Wednesbury
In office
28 February 1957 – 8 February 1974
Preceded byStanley Evans
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
John Thomson Stonehouse

(1925-07-28)28 July 1925[1]
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Died14 April 1988(1988-04-14) (aged 62)
Totton, Hampshire, England
Political partyLabour Co-operative (1941–1976)
English National (1976)
SDP (1981–1988)
Liberal Democrats (1988)
Spouses
  • Barbara Smith
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1948; div. 1978)​
  • Sheila Buckley
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1981)​
Children4
Alma materLondon School of Economics

John Thomson Stonehouse (28 July 1925 – 14 April 1988) was a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician, businessman and minister who was a member of the Cabinet under Prime Minister Harold Wilson. He is remembered for his unsuccessful attempt at faking his own death in 1974. It is alleged that Stonehouse had been an agent for Czechoslovak military intelligence.[2]

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  2. ^ Andrew, Christopher (2009). The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5. London: Penguin. p. 708. ISBN 978-0-713-99885-6.