Michael Winstanley, Baron Winstanley
Michael Winstanley | |
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Born | 27 August 1918 |
Died | 18 July 1993 |
Education | University of Manchester |
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Michael Platt Winstanley, Baron Winstanley (27 August 1918 – 18 July 1993) was the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheadle from 1966 to 1970 and, after boundary changes, for Hazel Grove, a newly created seat comprising half his former seat, from February to October 1974.
Winstanley was born in Nantwich, Cheshire, to Sydney Adams Winstanley (1878-1953), GP[1]. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and the University of Manchester where he was President of the University Union and captain of cricket.[2] He graduated in medicine and served in the RAMC before becoming a general practitioner in Urmston. He became a noted media personality as a television and radio doctor in the 1960s. Between 1972 and 1986 he presented Granada Television's This Is Your Right, an early-evening, five-minute consumer advice and legal rights bulletin which ultimately credited him as Lord Michael Winstanley.
Following his return to the House of Commons in 1974, Winstanley discovered that he held a post which would disqualify him from being a member of the House of Commons, medical officer at a Royal Ordnance Factory that amounted to employment in the Civil Service of the Crown. On 3 April 1974, the Commons passed a motion under section 6 of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957 to override the disqualification and allow Winstanley to sit.[3]
Winstanley was created a life peer on 23 January 1976 with the title Baron Winstanley of Urmston in Greater Manchester.[4] His niece is journalist and newsreader Anna Ford.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry URL= https://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/53451 Date accessed= 5 May 2018
- ↑ Who's Who 1987
- ↑ "DR. MICHAEL WINSTANLEY (Hansard, 3 April 1974)". hansard.millbanksystems.com. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ↑ "No. 46809". The London Gazette. 27 January 1976. p. 1297.
- ↑ "1978: Ford makes her ITN debut". 1978-02-13. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ↑ Adams, Tim (2008-12-07). "Women's special: Tim Adams interviews Anna Ford". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Michael Winstanley
- Obituary in The Independent
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by William Shepherd |
Member of Parliament for Cheadle 1966—1970 |
Succeeded by Tom Normanton |
New constituency | Member of Parliament for Hazel Grove Feb 1974—Oct 1974 |
Succeeded by Tom Arnold |