Robin Corbett, Baron Corbett of Castle Vale
British politician (1933–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robin Corbett, Baron Corbett of Castle Vale (22 December 1933 – 19 February 2012) was a British Labour Party politician and journalist.
Quick Facts The Right HonourableThe Lord Corbett of Castle Vale, Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal ...
The Lord Corbett of Castle Vale | |
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Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 5 July 2001 – 19 February 2012 Life Peerage | |
Member of Parliament for Birmingham Erdington | |
In office 9 June 1983 – 14 May 2001 | |
Preceded by | Julius Silverman |
Succeeded by | Siôn Simon |
Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead | |
In office 10 October 1974 – 7 April 1979 | |
Preceded by | James Allason |
Succeeded by | Nicholas Lyell |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 December 1933 Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia |
Died | 19 February 2012(2012-02-19) (aged 78) Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse(s) |
Val Hudson (m. 1970)(now The Lady Corbett) |
Children | 3 |
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Corbett sat in the House of Commons from 1974 to 1979 and then from 1983 to 2001, before being elevated to the House of Lords as a Life Peer.