John Tomlinson, Baron Tomlinson
Life Peerage | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Birmingham West | |
In office 14 June 1984 – 10 June 1999 | |
Preceded by | constituency established |
Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
Member of Parliament for Meriden | |
In office 28 February 1974 – 7 April 1979 | |
Preceded by | Keith Speed |
Succeeded by | Iain Mills |
Personal details | |
Born | Brunel University University of Warwick | 1 August 1939
John Edward Tomlinson, Baron Tomlinson (1 August 1939 – 20 January 2024) was a British
Tomlinson was a pro-European Labour moderate who was Harold Wilson’s final Parliamentary Private Secretary.
Early life
Born in London, Tomlinson was educated at Westminster City School and the Co-operative College in
Professional and early political career
Tomlinson was active in
Parliamentary career
Tomlinson stood for Parliament without success in 1966 at
During his five years in the Commons, he held a series of government posts:
- Prime Minister Harold Wilson(1975–76);
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office(1976–79);
- Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Development(1977–79)
After his defeat in 1979, he lectured at Solihull College of Technology. After unsuccessfully standing in the new constituency of North Warwickshire at the general election held in June 1983, in 1984, Tomlinson was elected as Labour Co-operative Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the new euro-constituency of Birmingham West. He was re-elected in the 1989 European election and in the 1994 election, but did not stand for re-election under the new list system in the 1999 election.
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In the European Parliament, he was, notably, Deputy Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party (EPLP), Chair of the cross-party intergroup on Sports policy and the Parliament's rapporteur on the EU budget for 1990.[2]
On 21 July 1998, he was created a
Tomlinson was latterly Chair of the Association of Independent Higher Education Providers.
Elections contested
UK Parliament elections
Date | Constituency | Party | Votes | % votes | Position | Ref. | |
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1966 general election | Bridlington | Labour | 11,939 | 29.65 | 2nd of 3 | [4] | |
1970 general election | Walthamstow East | Labour | 13,732 | 45.0 | 2nd of 3 | [5] | |
February 1974 general election | Meriden | Labour | 40,451 | 52.93 | Won | [6] | |
October 1974 general election | Meriden | Labour | 34,641 | 47.39 | Won | [7] | |
1979 general election | Meriden | Labour | 33,024 | 43.35 | 2nd of 4 | [8] | |
1983 general election | North Warwickshire ]] | Labour | 19,867 | 37.1 | 2nd of 3 | [9] |
European Parliament elections
Date | Constituency | Party | Votes | % votes | Position | Ref. | |
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1984 | Birmingham West | Labour Co-op | 61,946 | 45.2 | Won | [10] | |
1989 | Birmingham West | Labour Co-op | 86,452 | 50.5 | Won | [10] | |
1994 | Birmingham West | Labour Co-op | 77,957 | 53.7 | Won | [10] |
Death
Tomlinson died on 20 January 2024, at the age of 84.[11] He died at Heartlands Hospital in Birmingham following a brief illness.[12]
References
- ^ "John Tomlinson: Labour peer dies aged 84 after brief illness". BBC News. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ 'The European Parliament' (9 ed.), London: John Harper Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9934549-5-0
- ^ "No. 55205". The London Gazette. 21 July 1998. p. 8087.
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- ^ a b c "Elections to the European Parliament 1979-99, part 1". Election Demon. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Deceased Lords". UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "John Tomlinson: Labour peer dies aged 84 after brief illness". BBC News. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
Sources
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Tomlinson
- Voting Record — Lord Tomlinson (Public Whip)
- Announcement of his introduction at the House of Lords House of Lords minutes of proceedings, 22 July 1998