Joan Lestor
The Baroness Lestor of Eccles | |
|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for Overseas Development | |
| In office 20 October 1994 – 25 July 1996 | |
| Leader | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Tom Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Clare Short |
| Shadow Spokesperson for Children and Families | |
| In office 2 November 1989 – 20 October 1994 | |
| Leader | Neil Kinnock John Smith |
| Chair of the Labour Party | |
| In office 7 October 1977 – 6 October 1978 | |
| Leader | James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | John Chalmers |
| Succeeded by | Frank Allaun |
| Member of Parliament for Eccles | |
| In office 11 June 1987 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis Carter-Jones |
| Succeeded by | Ian Stewart |
| Member of Parliament for Eton and Slough | |
| In office 31 March 1966 – 13 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Meyer |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished John Watts (as MP for Slough) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1927 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | 27 March 1998 (aged 70) London, England |
| Party | Labour |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Party |
| Alma mater | University of London |
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Joan Lestor, Baroness Lestor of Eccles (13 November 1927 – 27 March 1998) was a British Labour Party politician. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Eton and Slough from the 1966 general election until her defeat in 1983, and MP for Eccles from the 1987 general election until her retirement in 1997.