Sheila Wright
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Sheila Rosemary Rivers Wright (born 23 March 1925) is a British Labour Party politician.
Wright was educated privately abroad and gained a social science certificate at the University of Southampton in 1951 and a sociology degree from the University of London in 1956. She was a social worker and served as a councillor on Birmingham City Council 1956-65.
On her fourth attempt, including in 1964 and 1966, Wright was elected Member of Parliament for Birmingham Handsworth in 1979. She served until 1983, when boundary changes abolished the seat.
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- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1966 & 1979
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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Member of Parliament for Birmingham Handsworth 1979–1983 |
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