John Lee (Labour politician)
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John Michael Hubert Lee (born 13 August 1927) is a retired Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Lee was educated at Reading School, Christ's College, Cambridge and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He became a barrister, called to the bar in 1960 at Middle Temple. From 1951 to 1958 he worked in the Colonial Service in the Gold Coast, now Ghana.
Lee first contested the parliamentary constituency of Reading at the 1964 general election without success, but defeated the Conservative incumbent, Peter Emery, in the 1966 election. He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Reading until his defeat at the 1970 election. He was subsequently MP for Birmingham Handsworth from February 1974 until he stood down at the 1979 election, when he was succeeded by Sheila Wright.
References
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Lee
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Reading 1966–1970 |
Succeeded by Gerard Vaughan |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Birmingham Handsworth Feb 1974–1979 |
Succeeded by Sheila Wright |
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