Jim Callaghan (Lancashire politician)

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

He had the same name as his unrelated contemporary, more famous colleague and fellow Labour MP, James Callaghan, who served as Labour Party leader from 1976 to 1980 (Prime Minister up to 1979).

He was educated at Manchester and London universities, and he worked as a lecturer in art at St John's College, Manchester, before entering Parliament.

At the February 1974 general election, he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Middleton and Prestwich, and he served this constituency and its successor, Heywood and Middleton, until 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. Callaghan died in March 2018 at the age of 91.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "James Callaghan, Labour MP – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Former Middleton MP Jim Callaghan has died". www.rochdaleonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
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
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