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Michael Meacher

Born: 4 November 1939, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Died: 21 October 2015

Member of Privy Council - 1997

son of Hubert Meacher

son of Doris Foxwell

husband of Lucianne Sawyer

Berkhamsted School

New College, Oxford

London School of Economics

Lecturer

Under Secretary of State for Industry	March 1974	1975
Under Secretary of State for Health and Social Security	1975	1976
Under Secretary of State for Trade	1976	May 1979
Minister of State for Environment	3 May 1997	13 July 2003

31 March 1966	Colchester	Labour Party	23,305	43.69
13 June 1968	Oldham West	Labour Party	8,593	33.58
18 June 1970	Oldham West	Labour Party	16,062	48.10
28 February 1974	Oldham West	Labour Party	17,933	48.38
10 October 1974	Oldham West	Labour Party	18,444	53.17
3 May 1979	Oldham West	Labour Party	17,802	52.44
9 June 1983	Oldham West	Labour Party	17,690	44.09
11 June 1987	Oldham West	Labour Party	20,291	49.38
9 April 1992	Oldham West	Labour Party	21,580	52.76
1 May 1997	Oldham West & Royton	Labour Party	26,894	58.80
7 June 2001	Oldham West & Royton	Labour Party	20,441	51.15
5 May 2005	Oldham West & Royton	Labour Party	18,457	49.13
6 May 2010	Oldham West & Royton	Labour Party	19,503	45.45
7 May 2015	Oldham West & Royton	Labour Party	23,630	54.78
21 October 2015 Death of Rt Hon Michael Meacher.