A former telegraph boy and postman, in 1979 Clarke became a full-time official of the Union of Postal Workers, which in 1980 became the Union of Communication Workers (UCW). He edited the UPW journal The Post in 1979, and served as the UCW's Deputy General Secretary from 1981 to 1993.
tony, clarke, baron, clarke, hampstead, other, people, named, tony, clarke, tony, clarke, disambiguation, other, people, named, anthony, clarke, anthony, clarke, disambiguation, anthony, james, clarke, baron, clarke, hampstead, called, tony, born, april, 1932,. For other people named Tony Clarke see Tony Clarke disambiguation For other people named Anthony Clarke see Anthony Clarke disambiguation Anthony James Clarke Baron Clarke of Hampstead CBE called Tony 1 2 born 17 April 1932 is an English trade unionist and Labour Party politician The Right HonourableThe Lord Clarke of HampsteadCBEOfficial portrait 2017Member of the House of LordsLord TemporalIncumbentAssumed office 29 July 1998Life peeragePersonal detailsBornAnthony James Clarke 1932 04 17 17 April 1932 age 92 NationalityBritishPolitical partyLabour Contents 1 Union roles 2 Labour Party chairmanship 3 House of Lords 4 References 5 External linksUnion roles editA former telegraph boy and postman in 1979 Clarke became a full time official of the Union of Postal Workers which in 1980 became the Union of Communication Workers UCW He edited the UPW journal The Post in 1979 and served as the UCW s Deputy General Secretary from 1981 to 1993 Labour Party chairmanship editClarke was a member of the Labour Party s National Executive Committee from 1983 to 1993 and served as Chairman of The Labour Party from 1992 to 1993 House of Lords editHe was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in the 1998 New Year Honours 3 He was created a life peer on 29 July 1998 as Baron Clarke of Hampstead of Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden 4 He chaired the Taskforce established to investigate the causes of the disturbances in Burnley in 2001 After a period of being on leave of absence he returned to the Lords in April 2022 References edit Lord of Hampstead defies fellow Labour peers in House of Lords gay marriage vote Ham amp High 14 June 2013 Beckford Martin 19 November 2009 Lord Clarke of Hampstead admitted terrible error MPs expenses The Telegraph Retrieved 8 April 2018 No 54993 The London Gazette Supplement 31 December 1997 p 8 No 55213 The London Gazette 3 August 1998 p 8431 External links editCommunication Workers Union House of Lords Hansard Political offices Preceded byJohn Evans Chair of the Labour Party1992 1993 Succeeded byDavid Blunkett Trade union offices Preceded byAlan Tuffin Deputy General Secretary of the Union of Communication Workers1982 1993 Succeeded byDerek Hodgson Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom Preceded byThe Lord Warner GentlemenBaron Clarke of Hampstead Followed byThe Lord Christopher nbsp This article about a British politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a life peer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article about a trade unionist in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tony Clarke Baron Clarke of Hampstead amp oldid 1218885898, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
