Jim Callaghan (Lancashire politician)

This article is about the Lancashire politician. For the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, see James Callaghan. For other uses, see James Callaghan (disambiguation).

James Callaghan (28 January 1927 – 29 March 2018) was a British Labour Party politician who was a member of parliament between 1974 and 1997.

Early life

Callaghan was educated at Manchester and London universities, and he worked as a lecturer in art at St John's College, Manchester, before entering Parliament.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

At the February 1974 general election, Callaghan was elected as the member of parliament (MP) for Middleton and Prestwich. He served this constituency and its successor, Heywood and Middleton, until he retired in 1997. He was a member of several House of Commons Select Committees – on Transport, on the Cardiff Barrage scheme, and on Education, Science & the Arts.

He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Joel Barnett, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. He was removed from this role in March 1976, after abstaining in a division on spending cuts which the Government lost, forcing a vote of confidence against Prime Minister Harold Wilson. He later also served as PPS to the Sports Minister Denis Howell.^[1]

He was a member of the Tribune Group of Labour MPs.

Death

Callaghan died on 29 March 2018 at the age of 91.^[2]

References

1. "James Callaghan, Labour MP – obituary". The Telegraph. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
2. "Former Middleton MP Jim Callaghan has died". Rochdale Online. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by James Callaghan

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Alan Haselhurst	Member of Parliament for Middleton and Prestwich February 1974–1983	Constituency abolished
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Heywood and Middleton 1983–1997	Succeeded by Jim Dobbin