British Labour politician (1950–2024) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Anthony Joseph Lloyd (25 February 1950 – 17 January 2024)[1] was a British Labour Party politician. He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochdale in 2017. Between 1983 and 1997, he was MP for Stretford. He then represented Manchester Central until 2012. Formerly Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner between 2012 and 2017, and was interim Mayor of Greater Manchester between 2015 and 2017.
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Mayor of Greater Manchester | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interim 29 May 2015 – 8 May 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Andy Burnham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 22 November 2012 – 8 May 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Office established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Office abolished | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 5 December 2006 – 15 March 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Party Leader | Tony Blair Gordon Brown Harriet Harman (acting) Ed Miliband | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Ann Clwyd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | David Watts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 5 May 1997 – 28 July 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Nicholas Bonsor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | John Battle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Anthony Joseph Lloyd 25 February 1950 Stretford, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 January 2024 73) Manchester, England | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Judith Tear (m. 1974) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lloyd was Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland between 2018 and 2020, resigning on 28 April 2020, to recover from COVID-19.[2]
On February 15, 2021, he undertook support for Darya Chultsova, Belarusian political prisoner.[3]
In January 2023, Lloyd revealed that he was undergoing chemotherapy after a recent cancer diagnosis.[4]
On 11 January 2024, Lloyd announced that he had chosen to end hospital treatment for an "aggressive and untreatable leukaemia".[5] He died a week later on 17 January from the disease in Manchester, England, aged 73.[6]
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