British politician (1930-2017) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Gerald Bernard Kaufman (21 June 1930 – 26 February 2017) was a British Labour politician.
Sir Gerald Kaufman | |
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| Father of the House | |
| In office 7 May 2015 – 26 February 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Tapsell |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Clarke |
| Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee | |
| In office 1992–2005 National Heritage Committee until 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Committee established |
| Succeeded by | John Whittingdale |
| Shadow Foreign Secretary | |
| In office 13 July 1987 – 24 July 1992 | |
| Leader | Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | Denis Healey |
| Succeeded by | Jack Cunningham |
| Shadow Home Secretary | |
| In office 31 October 1983 – 13 July 1987 | |
| Leader | Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | Roy Hattersley |
| Succeeded by | Roy Hattersley |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment | |
| In office 8 December 1980 – 31 October 1983 | |
| Leader | Michael Foot |
| Preceded by | Roy Hattersley |
| Succeeded by | Jack Cunningham |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment | |
| In office 8 March 1974 – 12 June 1975 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Armstrong |
| Member of Parliament for Manchester Gorton | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 26 February 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Marks |
| Majority | 24,079 (57.3%) |
| Member of Parliament for Manchester Ardwick | |
| In office 18 June 1970 – 9 June 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Leslie Lever |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gerald Bernard Kaufman 21 June 1930 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Died | 26 February 2017 (aged 86) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Queen's College, Oxford |
Kaufman served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 until his death in 2017. He served first for Manchester Ardwick and then for Manchester Gorton.
He was a government minister in the 1970s and a member of the Shadow Cabinet in the 1980s. He became Father of the House after the retirement of Peter Tapsell in 2015. At the time of his death, he was the eldest sitting MP of the UK Parliament.
Kaufman died on 26 February 2017 at the age of 86.[1]
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