Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security
In office 12 June 1975 – 5 April 1976
Prime Minister
Harold Wilson
Preceded by
Alec Jones
Succeeded by
Eric Deakins
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry
In office 7 March 1974 – 12 June 1975
Prime Minister
Harold Wilson
Preceded by
Peter Emery
Succeeded by
Gerald Kaufman
Shadow Cabinet portfolios 1983–1997
Shadow Secretary of State
1989–1992
Social Security
1987–1989
Employment
1983–1987
Health and Social Services
1993–1994
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1994–1995
Transport
Shadow Minister
1992–1993
Overseas Development
1993–1994
Citizen's Charter
1996–1997
Environmental Protection
Member of Parliament for Oldham West and Royton Oldham West (1970–97)
In office 18 June 1970 – 20 October 2015
Preceded by
Bruce Campbell
Succeeded by
Jim McMahon
Personal details
Born
Michael Hugh Meacher
(1939-11-04)4 November 1939 Hemel Hempstead, England
Died
20 October 2015(2015-10-20) (aged 75) London, England
Political party
Labour
Spouses
Molly Reid
(m. 1962; div. 1987)
Lucianne Sawyer
(m. 1988)
Children
4
Alma mater
New College, Oxford London School of Economics
Michael Hugh Meacher (4 November 1939 – 20 October 2015) was a British politician who served as a government minister under Harold Wilson, James Callaghan and Tony Blair. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Oldham West and Royton, previously Oldham West, from 1970 until his death in 2015.
Before entering politics, Meacher was a lecturer in social administration at the University of Essex and the University of York.
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