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Joan Lestor
The Baroness Lestor of Eccles | |
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| Shadow Minister for Overseas Development | |
| In office 20 October 1994 – 25 July 1996 | |
| Leader | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Tom Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Clare Short |
| Shadow Spokesperson for Children and Families | |
| In office 2 November 1989 – 20 October 1994 | |
| Leader | Neil Kinnock John Smith |
| Chair of the Labour Party | |
| In office 7 October 1977 – 6 October 1978 | |
| Leader | James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | John Chalmers |
| Succeeded by | Frank Allaun |
| Member of Parliament for Eccles | |
| In office 11 June 1987 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Carter-Jones |
| Succeeded by | Ian Stewart |
| Member of Parliament for Eton and Slough | |
| In office 31 March 1966 – 13 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Meyer |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1927 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | 27 March 1998 (aged 70) London, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | University of London |
Joan Lestor, Baroness Lestor of Eccles (13 November 1927[1][2][a] – 27 March 1998) was a British Labour politician. She was MP for Eton and Slough between 1966 and 1983, and MP for Eccles from 1987 to 1997.
- ^ Adams, Jad (2004). "Lestor, Joan, Baroness Lestor of Eccles (1927–1998), politician". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/69528. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "LESTOR, JOAN 1927 GRO Reference: DOR Q1/1998 in LAMBETH (2411D) Reg D57 Entry Number 103". General Register Office. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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