Robert Hughes, Baron Hughes of Woodside
British politician (1932–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Hughes, Baron Hughes of Woodside (3 January 1932 – 7 January 2022) was a British Labour Party politician and life peer who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 27 years, and was also Chair of the British Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) from 1976 until it was dissolved in 1995 after the ending of apartheid in South Africa.
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The Lord Hughes of Woodside | |
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Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | |
In office 4 November 1985 – 23 November 1988 | |
Leader | Neil Kinnock |
Preceded by | Gwyneth Dunwoody |
Succeeded by | John Prescott |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland | |
In office 11 March 1974 – 22 July 1975 | |
Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
Preceded by | Hector Monro |
Succeeded by | Frank McElhone |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 15 October 1997 – 7 January 2022 Life peerage | |
Member of Parliament for Aberdeen North | |
In office 18 June 1970 – 8 April 1997 | |
Preceded by | Hector Hughes |
Succeeded by | Malcolm Savidge |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Hughes (1932-01-03)3 January 1932 Aberdeen, Scotland |
Died | 7 January 2022(2022-01-07) (aged 90) |
Political party | Labour |
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