Frederick Willey | |
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| Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party | |
| In office 14 June 1979 – 19 November 1981 | |
| Leader | James Callaghan Michael Foot |
| Preceded by | Cledwyn Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Jack Dormand |
| Minister of State for Housing and Local Government | |
| In office 18 October 1964 – 19 June 1970 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Graham Page |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Food | |
| In office 18 April 1950 – 26 October 1951 | |
| Leader | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Stanley Evans |
| Succeeded by | Charles Hill |
| Member of Parliament forSunderland North Sunderland (1945-1950) | |
| In office 5 July 1945 – 13 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Furness |
| Succeeded by | Bob Clay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1910-11-13)13 November 1910 |
| Died | 13 December 1987(1987-12-13) (aged 77) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Eleanor Snowdon |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Frederick Thomas Willey (13 November 1910 – 13 December 1987) was a BritishLabour Party politician. He was aMember of Parliament (MP) representing aSunderland constituency for 38 years, from 1945 to 1983.
Willey was educated atDurham Johnston School andSt John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated with afirst-class degree in law and won the Blackstone Prize and a Harmsworth studentship.[1] He was called to the Bar at theMiddle Temple in 1936, and later worked as a barrister on the Northern Circuit.
His political career as an activist for social justice and other left-wing causes began in the 1930s, when he was the keynote speaker welcoming returningInternational Brigade volunteers toSunderland.
Duringthe Second World War Willey served with theAuxiliary Fire Service (AFS) and was an officer of theFire Brigades Union.
Willey was elected to theHouse of Commons asMember of Parliament (MP) forSunderland in 1945, when the Borough still sent two MPs toParliament. In 1950 two-member constituencies were abolished and Willey was returned for the new constituency ofSunderland North, where he served until he retired before thegeneral election of 1983.
Willey served asParliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food from 1950 to 1951, and as Minister of Land and Natural Resources from 1965 to 1967. He opened the UK's first long-distance footpath, thePennine Way, in 1965.
He served as Chairman of theParliamentary Labour Party from 1979 to 1981.
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forSunderland 1945–1950 With:Richard Ewart | Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament forSunderland North 1950–1983 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party 1979–1981 | Succeeded by |
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