Thomas Urwin
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Thomas William Urwin (9 June 1912 – 14 December 1985) was a British Labour Party politician.
Urwin worked as a trade union organiser and was divisional secretary of the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers. He served as a councillor on Houghton Urban District Council.
Urwin was Member of Parliament for Houghton-le-Spring from 1964 to 1983. He was a minister for Economic Affairs from 1968 to 1969, and for Local Government and Regional Planning from 1969 to 1970.
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- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1966 & 1979
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Billy Blyton |
Member of Parliament for Houghton-le-Spring 1945–1964 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) (see Houghton & Washington) |