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Austin Mitchell
Austin Mitchell | |
|---|---|
 Mitchell in 2008 | |
| Opposition Whip | |
| In office July 1979 – July 1985 | |
| Leader | James Callaghan Michael Foot Neil Kinnock |
| Shadow Spokesperson For Trade and Industry | |
| In office July 1988 – July 1989 | |
| Leader | Neil Kinnock |
| Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby | |
| In office 28 April 1977 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Crosland |
| Succeeded by | Melanie Onn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Austin Vernon Mitchell 19 September 1934 Bradford, England |
| Died | 18 August 2021 (aged 86) Leeds, England |
| Political party | Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (NZ) |
| Spouses | Dorothea Jackson
(m. 1959; div. 1966)Linda McDougall (m. 1976) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Manchester (BA) Nuffield College, Oxford (PhD) |
Austin Vernon Mitchell ONZM (19 September 1934 – 18 August 2021)[1][2] was a British academic, journalist and Labour Party politician who was the member of Parliament (MP) for Great Grimsby from a 1977 by-election to 2015.[3] He was also the chair of the Labour Euro-Safeguards Campaign.[4] Before becoming an MP in the United Kingdom, Austin Mitchell was a well known television broadcaster in New Zealand.
- ^ "Austin Mitchell". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Former Grimsby MP Austin Mitchell dies aged 86". Grimsby Telegraph. 18 August 2021. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Austin Vernon MITCHELL". Debrett's People of Today. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Site de Rencontre Lacelibertine. Site de Rencontres Sérieux P Lacelibertine". Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
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