Terry Lewis (politician)

For other people with the same name, see Terry Lewis (disambiguation).
Terence Lewis
Member of Parliament
for Worsley
In office
10 June 1983  11 April 2005
Preceded by Constituency Established
Succeeded by Barbara Keeley
Personal details
Born (1935-12-29) 29 December 1935
Nationality British
Political party Labour

Terence Lewis (born 29 December 1935), known as Terry Lewis, is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was educated at Mount Carmel School, Salford[1] and did his National Service in the Royal Army Medical Corps before becoming a Personnel Officer. He was elected Labour Member of Parliament for Worsley, Greater Manchester in 1983.[1] He retired at the 2005 general election, being succeeded by Barbara Keeley of Labour.[2]

In 2010 Lewis announced his resignation from the Labour Party saying that the party had 'lost its soul'.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Waller, Robert; Criddle, Byron (1999). The almanac of British politics. Routledge. p. 773. ISBN 0-415-18541-6.
  2. 1 2 "Ex-MP Terry Lewis quits 'Thatcherite' Labour party". Manchester Evening News. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-08-05.


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