Roy Jenkins
Mr Roy Harris Jenkins
Rush ID: 2977
Details
- Born:
- 11 November 1920
- Died:
- 5 January 2003
- Birth place:
- Abersychan, UK
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- White
- Ethnic minority:
- No
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Writer / Journalist
- Election occupation:
- Financial director
- Parentage:
- Arthur Jenkins MP and Hattie Harris
- Notes:
- President of the European Commission, 1977-1981. Obituary in The Guardian, 06/01/2003.
- Knighthood/Dame:
- False
- Highest Office:
- Cabinet Minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 4
- Education level:
- Graduate
References
- Rush ID:
- 2977
- MNIS ID:
- 732
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q323488
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
- Beamish Person ID:
- 1682
- They work for you ID:
- 16436
Name changes
- JENKINS, Roy (1920-2003)
Peerages
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Baron Jenkins of Hillhead
Life
1987
Constituencies
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Glasgow Hillhead
Party: SDP Year of election: 1982* Date of election: 25 March 1982 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: Re Entry Year of exit: 1987 Date of exit: 11 June 1987 Party: SDP Nature of exit: Electoral defeat Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: None known Notes: None -
Birmingham Stechford
Party: Labour Year of election: 1950 Date of election: 23 February 1950 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1977* Date of exit: 5 January 1977 Party: Labour Nature of exit: Resignation Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Area Notes: Resigned on appointment as President of the European Commission. -
Southwark Central
Party: Labour Year of election: 1948* Date of election: 29 April 1948 Nature of election: By-election Nature of service: First Entry Year of exit: 1950 Date of exit: 23 February 1950 Party: Labour Nature of exit: Boundary revision Sponsorship: None known Constituency connections: Area Notes: None
Unsuccessful candidate in
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Warrington
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1981* Date of election: Nature of election: By-election Party: SDP Notes: -
Solihull
Connection with constituency: None known Year of election: 1945 Date of election: Thu 5th Jul 1945 Nature of election: General election Party: Labour Notes:
Ministerial offices
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Home Secretary 1974-1976
-
PPS 1949-1950
to Philip Noel-Baker, as Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
-
Minister of Aviation 1964-1965
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Home Secretary 1965-1967
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Chancellor of the Exchequer 1967-1970
Higher education
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Balliol College
Graduated
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University College, Cardiff
Attended 1937
Did not graduate
Schools
Marriages
-
Morris, Mary Jennifer
Year: 1945
Notes: 2 sons, 1 daughter.
Relationships
-
Child of Arthur Jenkins
Parties
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Social Democratic Party Member
1981-1988
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Social Democratic Party Leader
1981-1983
-
Labour Party Member
-1981
-
Liberal Democrat Party Member
1988-
Political organisations
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Fabian Society Officer
Chairman
-
Common Market Campaign Member
Dep Chairman