John William Gilbert, Baron Gilbert PC is a British Labour politician. Gilbert was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, St John's College, Oxford, and New York University. He contested the Parliamentary seat of Ludlow in 1966 and a byelection in Dudley in 1968 before being elected for Dudley in 1970 and Dudley East in 1974 which he represented until 1997.

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  • John William Gilbert, Baron Gilbert PC is a British Labour politician. Gilbert was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, St John's College, Oxford, and New York University. He contested the Parliamentary seat of Ludlow in 1966 and a byelection in Dudley in 1968 before being elected for Dudley in 1970 and Dudley East in 1974 which he represented until 1997. In the Labour governments of Harold Wilson and James Callaghan he was Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1974-1975), Minister for Transport (1975-1976), and Minister of State for Defence (1976-1979). As Minister for Transport he introduced the Bill to make the wearing of seat belts compulsory. After his retirement from the House of Commons, he was created a Life peer as Baron Gilbert, of Dudley in the County of West Midlands and was Minister for Defence Procurement in Tony Blair's first government.
  • John William Gilbert, Baron Gilbert PC ist ein britischer Politiker und Mitglied der Labour Party. John Gilbert war von 1970 bis Februar 1974 Mitglied des House of Commons für den Wahlbezirk Dudley, 1974 bis 1997 für den Wahlbezirk Dudley East. Von 1974 bis 1975 war er Finanzstaatssekretär. Seit 1997 gehört Gilbert als Life Peer dem House of Lords an.
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  • John William Gilbert, Baron Gilbert PC is a British Labour politician. Gilbert was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, St John's College, Oxford, and New York University. He contested the Parliamentary seat of Ludlow in 1966 and a byelection in Dudley in 1968 before being elected for Dudley in 1970 and Dudley East in 1974 which he represented until 1997.
  • John William Gilbert, Baron Gilbert PC ist ein britischer Politiker und Mitglied der Labour Party. John Gilbert war von 1970 bis Februar 1974 Mitglied des House of Commons für den Wahlbezirk Dudley, 1974 bis 1997 für den Wahlbezirk Dudley East. Von 1974 bis 1975 war er Finanzstaatssekretär. Seit 1997 gehört Gilbert als Life Peer dem House of Lords an.
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  • John Gilbert, Baron Gilbert
  • John Gilbert, Baron Gilbert
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