Frank Dobson
Frank Gordon Dobson (15 March 1940 – 11 November 2019) was a British Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St. Pancras from 1979 to 2015.
Frank Dobson | |
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| Secretary of State for Health | |
| In office 2 May 1997 – 11 October 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Stephen Dorrell |
| Succeeded by | Alan Milburn |
| Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment | |
| In office 20 October 1994 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Leader | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Chris Smith |
| Succeeded by | John Gummer |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | |
| In office 21 October 1993 – 20 October 1994 | |
| Leader | John Smith Margaret Beckett (Acting) Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | John Prescott |
| Succeeded by | Michael Meacher |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Employment | |
| In office 18 July 1992 – 21 October 1993 | |
| Leader | John Smith |
| Preceded by | Tony Blair |
| Succeeded by | John Prescott |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Energy | |
| In office 2 November 1989 – 18 July 1992 | |
| Leader | Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | John Prescott |
| Succeeded by | Robin Cook (Trade and Industry) |
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 13 July 1987 – 2 November 1989 | |
| Leader | Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | Peter Shore |
| Succeeded by | Jack Cunningham |
| Member of Parliament for Holborn and St. Pancras Holborn and St Pancras South (1979–1983) | |
| In office 3 May 1979 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Lena Jeger |
| Succeeded by | Keir Starmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1940 York, England |
| Died | 11 November 2019 (aged 79) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
He worked in the Tony Blair Cabinet as Secretary of State for Health from 1997 to 1999, and was the official Labour Party candidate for Mayor of London in 2000, ultimately finishing third in the election behind Conservative Steven Norris and the winner, Labour-turned-Independent Ken Livingstone.
Dobson retired at the 2015 general election.[1]
References
- Camden New Journal,Labour's Frank Dobson 'set to tell party he will step down as MP after 35 years', 5 June 2014 Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Taylor, Harry (12 November 2019). "Frank Dobson: Former Holborn and St Pancras MP dies aged 79". Ham & High. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- "Frank Dobson: Ex-Labour minister dies aged 79". BBC News. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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