Roy Mason
Mr Roy Mason
Rush ID: 8884
Details
- Born:
- 18 April 1924
- Died:
- 19 April 2015
- Birth place:
- U.K.
- Gender:
- Male
- Ethnicity:
- White
- Religion:
- Unknown
- Aristocratic connections:
- false
- Formative occupation:
- Miner
- Election occupation:
- Export consultant
- Parentage:
- Unknown
- Notes:
- None
- Knighthood/Dame:
- False
- HighestOffice:
- Cabinet minister
- Who's Who volume:
- 4
References
- Rush ID:
- 8884
- MNIS ID:
- 1062
- Wikidata Entity ID:
- Q333700
- Parliament ID:
- Not set
Name changes
- MASON, Roy (1924- )
Peerages
-
Baron Mason of Barnsley
Life
1987
Constituencies
-
Barnsley Central
Party: Labour Year of election: 1983 Date of election: 9 June 1983 Nature of election: General election Nature of service: Continuation Year of exit: 1987 Date of exit: 11 June 1987 Party: Labour Nature of exit: Retirement Sponsorship: NUM Constituency connections: Direct Notes: None -
Barnsley
Party: Labour Year of election: 1953* Date of election: 31 March 1953 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: Boundary revision Sponsorship: NUM Constituency connections: Direct Notes: None
Ministerial offices
-
Parliamentary Secretary 1964-1967
Bd of Trade
-
Minister 1967-1968
Def Equip
-
Postmaster-General 1968
-
Minister of Fuel and Power 1968-1969
-
President of the Board of Trade 1969-1970
-
Secretary of State for Defence 1974-1976
-
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1976-1979
Higher education
-
London School of Economics and Political Science
Did not graduate
pt course
Schools
Marriages
-
Sowden, Marjorie
Year: 1945
Notes: 2 daughters
Parties
-
Labour Party member
Trade unions
-
National Union of Mineworkers member
-
National Union of Mineworkers sponsored by