Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton
British geographer, RAF officer and politician (1911–1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edward Arthur Alexander Shackleton, Baron Shackleton, KG, AC, OBE, PC, FRS, FRGS[1] (15 July 1911 – 22 September 1994) was a British geographer, Royal Air Force officer and Labour Party politician.
Quick Facts Leader of the Opposition in the House of LordsShadow Leader of the House of Lords, Leader ...
The Lord Shackleton | |
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Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords Shadow Leader of the House of Lords | |
In office 19 June 1970 – 4 March 1974 | |
Leader | |
Preceded by | The Lord Carrington |
Succeeded by | The Lord Carrington |
Leader of the House of Lords | |
In office 16 January 1968 – 20 June 1970 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
Preceded by | The Earl of Longford |
Succeeded by | The Earl Jellicoe |
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | |
In office 16 January 1968 – 6 April 1968 | |
Preceded by | The Earl Longford |
Succeeded by | Fred Peart |
In office 1 November 1968 – 20 June 1970 | |
Preceded by | Fred Peart |
Succeeded by | The Earl Jellicoe |
Paymaster General | |
In office 6 April 1968 – 1 November 1968 | |
Preceded by | George Wigg |
Succeeded by | Judith Hart |
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords | |
In office 7 January 1967 – 16 January 1968 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
Leader | The Earl of Longford |
Preceded by | The Lord Champion |
Succeeded by | The Lord Shepherd |
Minister without Portfolio | |
In office 7 January 1967 – 16 January 1968 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
Preceded by | Douglas Houghton |
Succeeded by | Patrick Gordon Walker |
Minister of State for the Air Force | |
In office 19 October 1964 – 7 January 1967 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
Preceded by | Hugh Fraser |
Succeeded by | office abolished |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 11 August 1958 – 22 September 1994 Life peerage | |
Member of Parliament for Preston South | |
In office 23 February 1950 – 6 May 1955 | |
Preceded by | constituency established |
Succeeded by | Alan Green |
Member of Parliament for Preston | |
In office 31 January 1946 – 3 February 1950 | |
Preceded by | John William Sunderland |
Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 July 1911 |
Died | 22 September 1994 (aged 83) |
Spouse |
Betty Horman (m. 1938) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Ernest Shackleton Emily Dorman |
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Air Force |
Years of service | 1940–1956 |
Rank | Wing Commander |
Service number | 83143 |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
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