John Tomlinson, Baron Tomlinson
British politician (1939–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Edward Tomlinson, Baron Tomlinson (1 August 1939 – 20 January 2024) was a British Labour Co-operative politician. He served as a life peer in the House of Lords from 1998 until his death, and had previously been a Member of Parliament from 1974 to 1979, and a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1984 to 1999.
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The Lord Tomlinson | |
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Overseas Development | |
In office 3 January 1977 – 4 May 1979 | |
Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
Preceded by | Frank Judd |
Succeeded by | office abolished |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
In office 17 March 1976 – 4 May 1979 | |
Prime Minister | Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
Preceded by | Ted Rowlands |
Succeeded by | Richard Luce |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 21 July 1998 – 20 January 2024 Life Peerage | |
Member of the European Parliament for Birmingham West | |
In office 14 June 1984 – 10 June 1999 | |
Preceded by | constituency established |
Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
Member of Parliament for Meriden | |
In office 28 February 1974 – 7 April 1979 | |
Preceded by | Keith Speed |
Succeeded by | Iain Mills |
Personal details | |
Born | (1939-08-01)1 August 1939 London, England |
Died | 20 January 2024(2024-01-20) (aged 84) |
Political party | Labour Co-operative |
Alma mater | Co-operative College Brunel University University of Warwick |
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Tomlinson was a pro-European Labour moderate who was Harold Wilson’s final Parliamentary Private Secretary.