Joseph Slater, Baron Slater
Joseph Slater, Baron Slater, BEM (13 June 1904 – 21 April 1977) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield in County Durham at the 1950 general election, following the retirement of John Leslie. Slater held the seat until he returned from the House of Commons at the 1970 general election. In Harold Wilson's Labour Government 1964–1970, he served as Assistant Postmaster-General from 1964 to 1969, serving under four Postmasters-General: Tony Benn, Edward Short, Roy Mason and John Stonehouse.
On 8 July 1970 he was created a life peer as Baron Slater, of Ferryhill in the County of Durham.[1]
References
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- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Joseph Slater
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Sedgefield 1950–1970 |
Succeeded by David Reed |
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| Preceded by | Assistant Postmaster-General 1964–1969 |
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications 1969 |
Succeeded by Norman Pentland |
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 45145. p. 7581. 9 July 1970.
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