Patrick Duffy (British politician)

Sir Patrick Duffy
Member of Parliament
for Sheffield Attercliffe
In office
18 June 1970 – 16 March 1992
Preceded byJohn Hynd
Succeeded byClive Betts
Member of Parliament
for Colne Valley
In office
21 March 1963 – 10 March 1966
Preceded byGlenvil Hall
Succeeded byRichard Wainwright
Personal details
BornAlbert Edward Patrick Duffy
(1920-06-17)17 June 1920
Wigan, Lancashire, England
Died2 January 2026(2026-01-02) (aged 105)
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
PartyLabour
Alma materLondon School of Economics
Columbia University
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service Royal Navy
Service years1940–1946
RankCommander
UnitFleet Air Arm
CommandsHMS Implacable
Conflict
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Sir Albert Edward Patrick Duffy (17 June 1920 – 2 January 2026) was a British economist and Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Colne Valley from the 1963 Colne Valley by-election until his defeat in 1966, and for Sheffield Attercliffe from the 1970 general election until his retirement in 1992. Duffy was also a Minister of the Navy in the 1970s, and president of the NATO Assembly in the 1980s. Following the death of Ronald Atkins on 30 December 2020, Duffy became Britain's oldest surviving former MP. On 4 January 2025, he overtook Atkins's lifespan and became the longest-lived MP in British history.