Dick Taverne

Mr Dick Taverne

Rush ID: 5949

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Details

Born:
18 October 1928
Died:
25 October 2025
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Unknown
Ethnic minority:
No
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Barrister / Advocate
Election occupation:
Barrister / Advocate
Parentage:
Dr N.J.M. Taverne, geologist
Notes:
None
Knighthood/Dame:
False
Highest Office:
Non Cabinet Minister
Who's Who volume:
4
Education level:
Graduate

References

Rush ID:
5949
MNIS ID:
1696
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q333706
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
1870
They work for you ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. TAVERNE, Dick (1928- )

Peerages

  1. Baron Taverne

    Baron Taverne of Pimlico

    Life

    1996

Constituencies

  1. Lincoln

    Party: Democratic Labour Party
    Year of election: 1973
    Date of election: 1 March 1973
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1974
    Date of exit: 10 October 1974
    Party: Democratic Labour Party
    Nature of exit: Dissolution
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: None Known
    Notes: Entered as a result of a by election.

  2. Lincoln

    Party: Labour
    Year of election: 1962
    Date of election: 8 March 1962
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1972
    Date of exit: c. 1972
    Party: Labour
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connection: None Known
    Notes: Exit October 1972. Resigned to force by-election on leaving the Labour Party. Exit resulted in by election. Elected as a result of a by election.

Unsuccessful candidate in

  1. Wandsworth Putney

    Connection with constituency: None Known
    Year of election: 1959
    Date of election: Thu 8th Oct 1959
    Nature of election: General Election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:

Ministerial offices

  1. PPS 1964-1966

    to Denis Healey, as Minister of Defence

  2. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1966-1968

    Home Office

  3. Minister of State 1968-1969

    Treasury

  4. Financial Secretary to the Treasury 1969-1970

Higher education

  1. Balliol College

    Attended -1951

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Charterhouse

Marriages

  1. Hennessey, Janice

    Year: 1955

    Notes: 2 daughters

Parties

  1. Labour Member

    -1972

  2. Liberal Democrats Member

    1988-

  3. Social Democratic Party Member

    -1988

  4. Democratic Labour Party Member

Trade unions

  1. National Union of General and Municipal Workers Member