Michael English (politician)
Michael English | |
|---|---|
 English in 2008 | |
| Member of Parliament for Nottingham West | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 13 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Tapsell |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1930 |
| Died | 16 July 2019 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liverpool University |
Michael English (24 December 1930 – 16 July 2019) was a British Labour Party politician.[1]
Early life
English was educated at
Parliamentary career
English contested
He was subsequently Chairman of the London Local Involvement Network.
English was interviewed in 2012 as part of The History of Parliament's oral history project.[3]
Subsequent
He was later active in the National Association of LINks Members, the
Personal life
He married Carol Christine Owen on 11 September 1976 at Burton Coggles in south Lincolnshire. They had a daughter, born in 1978, and a son, born in 1980. They met in 1969 in Chelsea, London, where they both lived. In 1978 they moved to the London Borough of Lambeth. English died in July 2019 at the age of 88.[5]
Notes
- ^ "Michael English: Labour MP who was an expert on Commons procedure and campaigned for live television broadcasts". The Daily Telegraph. 28 July 2019.
- ^ David Butler and Uwe Kitzinger, The 1975 Referendum (London: Macmillan, 1976), p. 104.
- ^ "Oral history: ENGLISH, Michael (b.1930)". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT. HEALTHWATCH AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ASSOCIATION. August 2020. p. 1.
- ^ Members of our Association who have died during 2019
References
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1966 and 1979
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Michael English
- Portraits of Michael English at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Peter Fry interview at History of Parliament Online
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