Robert Sheldon, Baron Sheldon
Robert Edward Sheldon, Baron Sheldon PC (born Isaac Ezra Shamash; 13 September 1923 – 2 February 2020) was a British Labour Party politician and life peer who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashton under Lyne from 1964 to 2001.
The Lord Sheldon | |
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Sheldon in 2011 | |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 17 June 1975 – 4 May 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | John Gilbert |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Lawson |
| Minister of State for the Treasury | |
| In office 18 October 1974 – 17 June 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | John Nott |
| Succeeded by | Denzil Davies |
| Minister of State for the Civil Service Department | |
| In office 7 April 1974 – 18 October 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Baker Geoffrey Johnson-Smith |
| Succeeded by | Charles Morris |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| In office 22 June 2001 – 18 May 2015 Life Peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Ashton under Lyne | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 14 May 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Hervey Rhodes |
| Succeeded by | David Heyes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Isaac Ezra Shamash 13 September 1923 Manchester, England |
| Died | 2 February 2020 (aged 96) |
| Political party | Labour (from 1945) |
| Spouses | Eileen Shamash
(m. 1945; died 1969)Mary Sheldon (m. 1971) |
| Children | 2 |
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