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Robert Carr

Born: 11 November 1916

Died: 17 February 2012

Baron Carr of Hadley - 15 January 1976

Member of Privy Council - 30 May 1963

husband of Joan Twining

Westminster School

Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge (- 1938)

Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Labour	December 1955	April 1958
Secretary for Technical Co-operation	May 1963	October 1964
Secretary of State for Employment	June 1970	7 April 1972
Leader of the House of Commons	7 April 1972	5 November 1972
Lord President of the Council	7 April 1972	5 November 1972
Secretary of State for the Home Department	18 July 1972	4 March 1974

23 February 1950	Mitcham	Conservative & Unionist Party	31,881	50.77
25 October 1951	Mitcham	Conservative & Unionist Party	34,056	54.71
26 May 1955	Mitcham	Conservative & Unionist Party	32,798	56.54
8 October 1959	Mitcham	Conservative & Unionist Party	33,661	58.53
15 October 1964	Mitcham	Conservative & Unionist Party	25,087	46.61
31 March 1966	Mitcham	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,234	45.73
18 June 1970	Mitcham	Conservative & Unionist Party	27,257	54.58
28 February 1974	Carshalton	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,440	44.53
10 October 1974	Carshalton	Conservative & Unionist Party	22,538	45.39
15 January 1976 Elevation of Rt Hon Robert Carr to the Peerage - Baron Carr of Hadley.