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Roy Hattersley

December 28, 1932 – June 13, 2026

British Labour Party politician, published author and journalist (born 1932)

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Roy Sydney George Hattersley, Baron Hattersley was a British politician, author and journalist who served in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom for Birmingham Sparkbrook from 1964 to 1997, and in the House of Lords from 1997 to 2017. A member of the Labour Party, he held multiple ministerial positions under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan. In opposition, Hattersley was deputy leader of the Labour Party under Neil Kinnock from 1983 to 1992.

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  • Birthday · December 28
  • Anniversary · June 13

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