The Baroness Castle of Blackburn | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Castle in 1974 | |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
| In office 5 April 1976 – 5 October 1984 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Deputy | Tony Benn (1977-84) |
| Preceded by | Harold Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Howe |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 5 October 1984 – 11 December 1984 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Geoffrey Howe |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey Howe |
| Succeeded by | Peter Shore |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
| In office 5 April 1976 – 11 December 1984 | |
| Deputy | Anthony Crosland (1976-77) Tony Benn (1977-84) |
| Preceded by | Harold Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Peter Shore |
| Secretary of State for Health and Social Services | |
| In office 5 March 1974 – 8 April 1976 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Keith Joseph |
| Succeeded by | David Ennals |
| First Secretary of State | |
| In office 6 April 1968 – 19 June 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Michael Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Michael Heseltine |
| Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity | |
| In office 6 April 1968 – 19 June 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Ray Gunter |
| Succeeded by | Robert Carr |
| Minister for Transport | |
| In office 23 December 1965 – 6 April 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Tom Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Richard Marsh |
| Minister for Overseas Development | |
| In office 18 October 1964 – 23 December 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Greenwood |
| Member of Parliament for Blackburn Blackburn East (1950-55) | |
| In office 27 July 1945 – 8 April 1989 Serving with John Edwards (1945–50) | |
| Preceded by | George Sampson Elliston |
| Succeeded by | Janet Anderson |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 15 September 1989 – 3 May 2002 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barbara Anne Betts 6 October 1910 Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England |
| Died | 3 May 2002 (aged 91) Chiltern, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | St Hugh's College, Oxford |
Sir Peter Shore | |
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Shore in 1993 | |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
| In office 5 May 1989 – 24 September 2001 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Deputy | Tony Benn (1989) Dennis Skinner (1989-94) John Prescott (1994-01) |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey Howe |
| Succeeded by | John Prescott |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 11 December 1984 – 5 May 1989 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Geoffrey Howe |
| Preceded by | Barbara Castle |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Howe |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
| In office 11 December 1984 – 24 September 2001 | |
| Deputy | Tony Benn (1984-89) Dennis Skinner (1989-94) John Prescott (1994-01) |
| Preceded by | Barbara Castle |
| Succeeded by | John Prescott |
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| In office 4 October 1984 – 11 December 1984 | |
| Leader | Barbara Castle |
| Preceded by | Margaret Thatcher |
| Succeeded by | John Smith |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| In office 4 October 1979 – 4 October 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | Barbara Castle |
| Preceded by | Gerald Kaufman |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Thatcher |
| Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 8 April 1976 – 4 October 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Barbara Castle |
| Preceded by | Michael Foot |
| Succeeded by | John Smith |
| Secretary of State for Trade | |
| In office 4 March 1974 – 8 April 1976 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Peter Walker |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Dell |
| Shadow Minister for Europe | |
| In office 19 October 1971 – 19 April 1972 | |
| Leader | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Harold Lever |
| Succeeded by | Michael Foot |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 6 October 1969 – 19 June 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | George Thomson |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Drumalbyn |
| Secretary of State for Economic Affairs | |
| In office 29 August 1967 – 6 October 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Michael Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished Anthony Crosland (Minister of State) |
| Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow Stepney (1964–74) Stepney and Poplar (1974–84) Bethnal Green and Stepney (1984-99) | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 24 September 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Stoker Edwards |
| Succeeded by | Diana Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1924 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England |
| Died | 24 September 2001 (aged 77) 10 Downing Street, London |
| Political party | Labour |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
The Lord Howe of Aberavon | |
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Howe in 1985 | |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
| In office 4 October 1984 – 4 May 1989 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Deputy | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Barbara Castle |
| Succeeded by | Peter Shore |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 4 May 1989 – 13 October 1989 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Peter Shore |
| Preceded by | Peter Shore |
| Succeeded by | Michael Heseltine |
| In office 25 January 1980 – 4 October 1984 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Barbara Castle |
| Preceded by | Margaret Thatcher |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Castle |
| Leader of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 25 January 1980 – 13 October 1989 | |
| Deputy | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Margaret Thatcher |
| Succeeded by | Michael Heseltine |
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
| In office 18 February 1975 – 25 January 1980 | |
| Leader | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Robert Carr |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Thatcher |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Services | |
| In office 11 March 1974 – 18 February 1975 | |
| Leader | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Keith Joseph |
| Succeeded by | Norman Fowler |
| Minister of State for Trade and Consumer Affairs | |
| In office 5 November 1972 – 4 March 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Michael Noble |
| Succeeded by | Eric Deakins |
| Solicitor General for England and Wales | |
| In office 23 June 1970 – 5 November 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | Arthur Irvine |
| Succeeded by | Michael Havers |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 12 August 1994 – 19 May 2015 Life peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for East Surrey | |
| In office 28 February 1974 – 12 April 1994 | |
| Preceded by | William Clark |
| Succeeded by | Peter Ainsworth |
| Member of Parliament for Reigate | |
| In office 18 June 1970 – 8 February 1974 | |
| Preceded by | John Vaughan-Morgan |
| Succeeded by | George Gardiner |
| Member of Parliament for Bebington | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 10 March 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Hendrie Oakshott |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Brooks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe 20 December 1926 Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Died | 9 October 2015 (aged 88) Idlicote, Warwickshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
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