Roland Boyes
Roland Boyes | |
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Houghton and Washington | |
| In office 1983–1997 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Fraser Kemp |
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| Born | 12 February 1937 Holmfirth, Yorkshire |
| Died | 16 June 2006 (aged 69) Peterlee, County Durham |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
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Roland Boyes (12 February 1937 – 16 June 2006) was a British Labour Party politician, amateur photographer and, in retirement, a fundraiser for research into Alzheimer's disease.
Early years
Boyes was born in
Teaching and marriage
He then attended Coventry Teachers Training College, where he met his future wife, and taught
Political life
Boyes began his political career by joining the Labour Party at age 20. He served as a
In Parliament, he joined the Tribune group and the Campaign group, and was noted for loud interjections in a broad Yorkshire accent from his seat. Nevertheless, he soon became a
Alzheimer's Research Trust
Following a rapid deterioration in his mental abilities from 1993, Boyes was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1995 (in which year he turned only 58), and subsequently retired at the 1997 general election, reportedly never knowing that Labour won the election. He set up the Alzheimer's Research Trust to raise funding for research into Alzheimer's. The Trust raised much of the funding for a suite at Newcastle General Hospital that opened in 2001 and was named in his honour.[2] He died in 2006 in Peterlee, County Durham, aged 69.
References
- ^ a b Roth, Andrew (27 June 2006). "Roland Boyes". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Alzheimer's unit funded by 'big hearts'". BBC News. 16 October 2001. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- Obituary, The Independent, 21 June 2006
- Obituary, The Times, 22 June 2006
- Obituary[dead link], The Daily Telegraph, 23 June 2006
- Obituary, The Guardian, 27 June 2006
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