Ernest Armstrong
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Ernest Armstrong (12 January 1915 – 8 July 1996) was a British Labour Party politician.
Armstrong was educated at Wolsingham Grammar School and City of Leeds Teacher Training College. He became a headmaster. He served as a councillor on Sunderland Borough Council and chaired its education committee.
Armstrong was Member of Parliament for North West Durham from 1964 until he retired in 1987. His daughter, Hilary Armstrong, was his successor.
Armstrong served as a parliamentary private secretary from 1965, and a Labour whip, and junior minister for Education and Science (1974-1975) and the Environment (1975-1979). After Labour lost the 1979 general election, he served as a Deputy Speaker.
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| Preceded by William Ainsley |
Member of Parliament for North West Durham 1964–1987 |
Succeeded by Hilary Armstrong |
[edit] References
- The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1987
- Whitaker's Almanack 1997
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