Lena Jeger, Baroness Jeger
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Lena May Jeger, Baroness Jeger (née Chivers; 19 November 1915 – 26 February 2007) was a British Labour MP during two periods. She followed her husband as Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras South, holding the seat from 1953 to 1959. She retook the seat in 1964, retaining it until 1979, when she became a life peer.
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The Baroness Jeger | |
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Chair of the Labour Party | |
In office 5 October 1979 – 3 October 1980 | |
Leader | James Callaghan |
Preceded by | Frank Allaun |
Succeeded by | Alex Kitson |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 11 July 1979 – 26 February 2007 Life Peerage | |
Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras South | |
In office 15 October 1964 – 7 April 1979 | |
Preceded by | Geoffrey Johnson Smith |
Succeeded by | Frank Dobson |
In office 19 November 1953 – 18 September 1959 | |
Preceded by | Santo Jeger |
Succeeded by | Geoffrey Johnson-Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Lena May Chivers (1915-11-19)19 November 1915 Yorkley, Gloucestershire, England |
Died | 26 February 2007(2007-02-26) (aged 91) Royal Marsden Hospital |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | |
Alma mater | Birkbeck College, University of London |
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