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Geoffrey Lofthouse

The Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract
Lofthouse speaking in the House of Lords, 2008
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
In office
27 April 1992 – 14 May 1997
SpeakerBetty Boothroyd
Preceded bySir Paul Dean
Succeeded byMichael Martin
Member of Parliament
for Pontefract and Castleford
In office
26 October 1978 – 8 April 1997
Preceded byJoseph Harper
Succeeded byYvette Cooper
Personal details
Born(1925-12-18)18 December 1925
Featherstone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died1 November 2012(2012-11-01) (aged 86)
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Sarah Lofthouse
(m. 1946; died 1985)

Geoffrey Lofthouse, Baron Lofthouse of Pontefract, JP (18 December 1925 – 1 November 2012), popularly known in his former constituency as Geoff Lofthouse, was a British Labour politician, MP and life peer.


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