Edward Short, Baron Glenamara
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The Right Honourable The Lord Glenamara CH PC |
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| Deputy Leader of the Labour Party | |
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In office 25 April 1972 – 21 October 1976 |
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| Leader | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Roy Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Michael Foot |
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Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council |
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In office 5 March 1974 – 21 October 1976 |
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| Prime Minister |
Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | James Prior |
| Succeeded by | Michael Foot |
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | |
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In office 6 December 1972 – 4 March 1974 |
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| Leader | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Michael Foot |
| Succeeded by | James Prior |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Science | |
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In office 20 June 1970 – 6 December 1972 |
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| Leader | Harold Wilson |
| Secretary of State for Education and Science | |
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In office 6 April 1968 – 20 June 1970 |
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| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Patrick Gordon Walker |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Thatcher |
| Postmaster General | |
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In office 4 July 1966 – 6 April 1968 |
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| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Tony Benn |
| Succeeded by | Roy Mason |
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Government Chief Whip in the Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury |
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In office 16 October 1964 – 4 July 1966 |
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| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Martin Redmayne |
| Succeeded by | John Silkin |
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Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne Central |
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In office 25 October 1951 – 4 November 1976 |
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| Preceded by | Lyall Wilkes |
| Succeeded by | Harry Cowans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 December 1912 Warcop, United Kingdom |
| Died | 4 May 2012 (aged 99) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Jennie Sewell |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | College of the Venerable Bede, Durham University |
Edward Watson Short, Baron Glenamara, CH, PC (17 December 1912 – 4 May 2012) was a British Labour politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and served as a minister during the Labour Governments of Harold Wilson. Following the death of James Allason on 16 June 2011, Short was the oldest living former member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. He died just under a year later, aged 99. At the time of his death he was the oldest member of the House of Lords.
Short was educated at College of the Venerable Bede, Durham University. He did military service as a Captain in the Durham Light Infantry of the British Army during the Second World War.
Short was elected a councillor on Newcastle City Council where he led the Labour Group. He was first elected to Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne Central at the 1951 general election. He was appointed to the Privy Council in 1964, and was made a Companion of Honour in 1976.
Short was responsible for the outlawing of pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline. Following the government campaign against the pirates previously led by Tony Benn, his predecessor in the post of Postmaster-General (then the minister with responsibility for broadcasting), Short was responsible for introducing the bill which became the Marine etc. Broadcasting and Offences Act in 1967. In a 1982 interview for BBC Radio's The Story of Pop Radio, Short admitted having enjoyed listening to some of those stations, particularly Radio 390.
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