Albert Roberts (14 May 1908 – 11 May 2000) was a British
Labour politician.
Early years
Roberts was educated at
Whitwood Technical College and worked as a mining engineer and mines inspector for the
Yorkshire
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Safety Board 1941–51. He was elected a councillor on
Rothwell Urban District Council 1937–51, serving as chair in 1948.
Parliamentary career
Roberts was
Member of Parliament
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for
Normanton from
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
to
1983
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Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...
and was sponsored by the
National Union of Mineworkers. His career was controversial for his support for
Francisco Franco, his relationship with the corrupt architect
John Poulson
John Garlick Llewellyn Poulson (14 April 1910 – 31 January 1993) was a British architectural designer and businessman who caused a major political scandal when his use of bribery was disclosed in 1972. The highest-ranking figure to be forced ...
and his regular votes in favour of
capital punishment
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. His successor was
Bill O'Brien.
Personal life
He was vice-chairman of the British branch of the
Inter-Parliamentary Union.
See also
*''
Times Guide to the House of Commons
''The Times Guide to the House of Commons'' is a political reference guide book published by Times Newspapers giving coverage of general elections in the United Kingdom.
Following most general elections since 1880, the book has been published. Th ...
'', 1966 and 1979
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References
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1908 births
2000 deaths
Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
National Union of Mineworkers-sponsored MPs
Councillors in Leeds
UK MPs 1951–1955
UK MPs 1955–1959
UK MPs 1959–1964
UK MPs 1964–1966
UK MPs 1966–1970
UK MPs 1970–1974
UK MPs 1974
UK MPs 1974–1979
UK MPs 1979–1983
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