George Park (politician)
George MacLean Park (27 September 1914 – 8 May 1994) was a British Labour Party politician.
Born in Glasgow, Park was educated at the Onslow Drive Grammar School and Whitehill Grammar School, then moved to Coventry, where he studied at Coventry Technical College. He worked in the motor industry in Coventry, where he was the Amalgamated Engineering Union Convenor at the Ryton Plant of the (then) Rootes Group. He was a councillor in the Holbrooks Ward and later leader of Coventry City Council and the West Midlands County Council.[1]
Park served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry North East from February 1974 to 1987. He was a TGWU-sponsored MP and was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Eric Varley.
He decided not to stand for re-election in the run-up to the 1987 general election, after the left wing won control of his Constituency Labour Party. His successor was John Hughes.
References[]
- ^ Stenton, Michael; Lees, Stephen (1981). Who's Who of British Members of Parliament. Vol. IV. Brighton: Harvester Press. p. 289.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Park
- 1914 births
- 1994 deaths
- Amalgamated Engineering Union-sponsored MPs
- Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1974
- UK MPs 1974–1979
- UK MPs 1979–1983
- UK MPs 1983–1987
- Councillors in the West Midlands (county)
- Coventry City Councillors