Maurice Anthony Foley (9 October 1925 – 8 February 2002) was a British Labour Party politician. Born in

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and educated at a local grammar school, he joined the

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, and stood unsuccessfully for the Labour Party in

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at the 1959 United Kingdom general election. He was elected as

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(MP) for

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at a by-election in 1963. From 1967 to 1968, he was Under-Secretary of State for the Navy. Before that, whilst serving as a junior government minister with special responsibility for immigrants, he featured in the launch (broadcast on 10 October 1965) of a new BBC TV programme for immigrants, called

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(meaning "Make Yourself at Home"). From 1970 to 1973, he was the Opposition Spokesman on Foreign Affairs. Foley resigned his seat in 1973, having been appointed as Deputy Director General for Development of the

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. His successor in the resulting by-election was the future

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* 1925 births 2002 deaths Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 Ministers in the Wilson governments, 1964–1970 {{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub