Austin Mitchell

Mr Austin Vernon Mitchell

Rush ID: 509

Details

Born:
19 September 1934
Died:
18 August 2021
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Higher Education teacher
Election occupation:
Television journalist
Parentage:
Richard Vernon Mitchell, dye worker
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Junior Whip
Who's Who volume:
4
Education level:
Postgraduate

References

Rush ID:
509
MNIS ID:
372
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q334325
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set
They work for you ID:
10436

Name changes

  1. MITCHELL, Austin (1934- )

Constituencies

  1. Great Grimsby

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1983
    Date of election: 9 June 1983
    Nature of election: General Election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 2015
    Date of exit: 30 March 2015
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: None Known
    Notes: None
  2. Grimsby

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1977
    Date of election: 28 April 1977
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1983
    Date of exit: 9 June 1983
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: None Known
    Notes: Entered as a result of a by election.

Ministerial offices

  1. PPS 1977-1979

    to J.D. Fraser, as Minister of State for Prices and Consumer Protection

  2. Opposition/other party Whip 1979-

Higher education

  1. Manchester, University of

    Graduated

  2. Nuffield College

    Degree BA, MA, Dphil

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Bingley Grammar School

Marriages

  1. Jackson, Patricia Dorothea

    Year: 1

    Notes: 2 daughters; divorced

  2. McDougall, Linda Mary

    Year: 2

    Notes: 1 son, 1 daughter

Parties

  1. Labour Member

Political organisations

  1. Fabian Society

Trade unions

  1. National Union of Journalists Member