Michael English (politician)
| Michael English | |
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| Member of Parliament for Nottingham West | |
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In office 15 October 1964 – 9 June 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Tapsell |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1930 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Liverpool University |
Michael English (born 24 December 1930) is a British Labour Party politician.
Early life
English was educated at King George V Grammar School, Southport and Liverpool University. He was a councillor on Rochdale Borough Council 1953-65.
Parliamentary career
English contested Shipley in 1959. He was Member of Parliament for Nottingham West from 1964 to 1983, when the seat was abolished by boundary changes. Following his retirement from Parliament, he served as a councillor in the London Borough of Lambeth. He was an opponent of Britain's membership of the EEC.[1]
He was subsequently Chairman of the London Local Involvement Network.
English was interviewed in 2012 as part of The History of Parliament's oral history project.[2]
Personal life
He married Carol Christine Owen on 11 September 1976 at Burton Coggles in south Lincolnshire. They have a daughter, born in 1978, and a son, born in 1980. Although living in the Grantham area, in the late 1970s they moved to the London Borough of Lambeth.
Notes
- ↑ David Butler and Uwe Kitzinger, The 1975 Referendum (London: Macmillan, 1976), p. 104.
- ↑ "Oral history: ENGLISH, Michael (b.1930)". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
References
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1966 and 1979
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Michael English
- Peter Fry interview at History of Parliament Online
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Peter Tapsell |
Member of Parliament for Nottingham West 1964–1983 |
Constituency abolished |