Ernest George Perry (25 April 1910 – 28 December 1998) was a British Labour Party politician.

Biography

Early career

Perry was an insurance contractor and served as a councillor (Alderman) on Battersea Borough Council 1934–65 and was Mayor 1955–56, during which time he served as a Justice of the Peace (J.P.), becoming a councillor on the successor

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from 1964. He was President of

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Labour Party and Trades Council, and of the Federation of British

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Authorities.

Time as an MP

At the

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, Perry was elected Member of Parliament for Battersea South. He was a government

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from 1968 to 1970 and again in 1974. He retired as an MP at the 1979 general election, and was succeeded by Alf Dubs.

References

*''Times Guide to the House of Commons October 1974'' *

External links

* 1910 births 1998 deaths Councillors in the London Borough of Wandsworth GMB (trade union)-sponsored MPs Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of Battersea Metropolitan Borough Council Ministers in the Wilson governments, 1964–1970 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub