Michael Meacher

Michael Hugh Meacher (4 November 1939 – 20 October 2015) was a British politician who served as a government minister under Harold Wilson, James Callaghan and Tony Blair. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Oldham West and Royton, previously Oldham West, from 1970 until his death in 2015.

Michael Meacher
Official portrait, c.1997–1999
Minister of State for the Environment
In office
2 May 1997  13 June 2003
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byJohn Gummer
Succeeded byElliot Morley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade
In office
5 April 1976  4 May 1979
Prime MinisterJames Callaghan
Preceded byStanley Clinton Davis
Succeeded byNorman Tebbit
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security
In office
12 June 1975  5 April 1976
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byAlec Jones
Succeeded byEric Deakins
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry
In office
7 March 1974  12 June 1975
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byPeter Emery
Succeeded byGerald Kaufman
Shadow Cabinet offices 1983-97
Shadow Minister for Environmental Protection
In office
25 July 1996  2 May 1997
LeaderTony Blair
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
In office
20 October 1994  19 October 1995
LeaderTony Blair
Preceded byFrank Dobson
Succeeded byClare Short
Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Shadow Minister for the Citizen's Charter
In office
21 October 1993  20 October 1994
LeaderJohn Smith
Preceded byMo Mowlam
Succeeded byAnn Taylor
Shadow Minister for Overseas Development
In office
18 July 1992  21 October 1993
LeaderJohn Smith
Preceded byAnn Clwyd
Succeeded byTom Clarke
Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security
In office
2 November 1989  18 July 1992
LeaderNeil Kinnock
Preceded byRobin Cook (Health and Social Services)
Succeeded byDonald Dewar
Shadow Secretary of State for Employment
In office
13 July 1987  2 November 1989
LeaderNeil Kinnock
Preceded byJohn Prescott
Succeeded byTony Blair
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Services
In office
31 October 1983  13 July 1987
LeaderNeil Kinnock
Preceded byGwyneth Dunwoody
Succeeded byRobin Cook
Member of Parliament
for Oldham West and Royton
Oldham West (1970–97)
In office
18 June 1970  20 October 2015
Preceded byBruce Campbell
Succeeded byJim McMahon
Personal details
Born
Michael Hugh Meacher

(1939-11-04)4 November 1939
Hemel Hempstead, England
Died20 October 2015(2015-10-20) (aged 75)
London, England
Political partyLabour
Spouses
(m. 1962; div. 1987)
    Lucianne Sawyer
    (m. 1988)
    Children4
    Alma materNew College, Oxford
    London School of Economics

    Before entering politics, Meacher was a lecturer in social administration at the University of Essex and the University of York.

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