British politician, barrister and writer (1928-2015) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Greville Ewan Janner, Baron Janner of Braunstone (11 July 1928 – 19 December 2015) was a British politician, barrister and writer.
The Lord Janner of Braunstone | |
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Janner in 2009 | |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| In office 25 October 1997 – 19 December 2015 | |
| Member of Parliament for Leicester West | |
| In office 28 February 1974 – 1 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency recreated Barnett Janner (1950) |
| Succeeded by | Patricia Hewitt |
| Member of Parliament for Leicester North West | |
| In office 18 June 1970 – 28 February 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Barnett Janner |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Greville Ewan Janner 11 July 1928 Cardiff, Wales |
| Died | 19 December 2015 (aged 87) London, England |
| Cause of death | Dementia |
| Resting place | Willesden United Synagogue Cemetery |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour (suspended April 2015)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Myra Sheink (m. 1955–1996) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | St Paul's School, London |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge Harvard Law School |
| Profession | Barrister |
He was QC since 1971, he was a Labour MP from 1970 to 1997; and then a member of the House of Lords until he died. He was associated with a number of Jewish organisations including the Board of Deputies of British Jews, of which he was chairman from 1978 to 1984, and he was prominent in the field of education about the Holocaust.
Janner was alleged to have abused vulnerable children from 1955 to 1988.
Janner died on 19 December 2015 in London from Alzheimer's disease, aged 87 and months earlier he had been deemed unfit to stand trial over allegations of 33 years of sexually abusing vulnerable children.[2]
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