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Bob Mellish

Born: 3 March 1913

Died: 10 May 1998

Baron Mellish of Bermondsey - 1985

Member of Privy Council - 1967

St Joseph's School, Deptford

Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Local Government	October 1964	August 1967
Minister for Public Buildings and Works	August 1967	April 1969
Government Chief Whip	April 1969	May 1970
Minister for Housing and Local Government	May 1970	June 1970
Government Chief Whip	March 1974	April 1976

19 November 1946	Rotherhithe	Labour Party	7,265	65.04
23 February 1950	Bermondsey	Labour Party	26,018	76.90
25 October 1951	Bermondsey	Labour Party	26,267	78.85
26 May 1955	Bermondsey	Labour Party	21,709	76.75
8 October 1959	Bermondsey	Labour Party	20,528	76.84
15 October 1964	Bermondsey	Labour Party	17,481	79.28
31 March 1966	Bermondsey	Labour Party	16,605	80.63
18 June 1970	Bermondsey	Labour Party	13,908	76.92
28 February 1974	Bermondsey	Labour Party	24,847	68.62
10 October 1974	Bermondsey	Labour Party	22,875	73.37
3 May 1979	Bermondsey	Labour Party	19,338	63.60
2 August 1982 Robert Mellish resigns the Labour whip.
1 November 1982 Resignation of Robert Mellish.