William Rodgers

Mr William Thomas Rodgers

Rush ID: 5595

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Details

Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Cabinet Minister
Who's Who volume:
4
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
5595
MNIS ID:
940
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q333259
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
1746
They work for you ID:
18946

Name changes

  1. RODGERS, William (1928- )

Peerages

  1. Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank

    Life

    1992

Constituencies

  1. Teesside Stockton

    Party: SDP
    Year of election: 1981*
    Date of election: 2 March 1981
    Nature of election: Change of party
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1983
    Date of exit: 9 June 1983
    Party: SDP
    Notes: Defeated contesting Stockton North at 1983 General Election.

  2. Teesside Stockton

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1974¹
    Date of election: 28 February 1974
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1981*
    Date of exit: 2 March 1981
    Party: Labour
    Notes: None

  3. Stockton-on-Tees

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1962*
    Date of election: 5 April 1962
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1974¹
    Date of exit: 28 February 1974
    Party: Labour
    Notes: None

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Milton Keynes

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1987
    Date of election: Thu 11th Jun 1987
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: SDP
    Notes:

  2. Stockton North

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1983
    Date of election: Thu 9th Jun 1983
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: SDP
    Notes:

  3. Bristol West

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1957*
    Date of election:
    Nature of election: By-election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1964-1967

    Department of Economic Affairs

  2. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1967-1968

    Foreign Office

  3. Minister of State 1968-1969

    Board of Trade

  4. Minister of State 1969-1970

    Treasury

  5. Minister of State 1974-1976

    Ministry of Defence

  6. Secretary of State for Transport 1976-1979