John Harris, Baron Harris of Greenwich
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John Henry Harris, Baron Harris of Greenwich, PC (5 April 1930 – 11 April 2001) was an English journalist, political aide and politician. After serving as a local councillor and political advisor and aide to a number of Labour politicians including Roy Jenkins, he was created a life peer in order to become Minister of State for Home Affairs in the Wilson and Callaghan governments between 1974 and 1979. He became a founder member of the Social Democrats, becoming the Liberal Democrats Chief Whip in the House of Lords between 1994 and 2001.
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The Lord Harris of Greenwich | |
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Minister of State for Home Affairs | |
In office 8 March 1974 – 3 January 1979 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
Preceded by | The Viscount Colville of Culross |
Succeeded by | The Lord Boston of Faversham |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 26 March 1974 – 11 April 2001 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | John Henry Harris (1930-04-05)5 April 1930 Pinner, Middlesex, England |
Died | 11 April 2001(2001-04-11) (aged 71) London, England |
Political party | Labour (to 1981) SDP (1981–1988) Liberal Democrats (1988–2001) |
Occupation | Political aide, politician |
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