| The Right Honourable Albert Booth |
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| Secretary of State for Employment | |
| In office 8 April 1976 – 4 May 1979 |
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| Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Michael Foot |
| Succeeded by | James Prior |
| Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness |
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| In office 31 March 1966 – 9 June 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Walter Monslow |
| Succeeded by | Cecil Franks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 May 1928 |
| Died | 6 February 2010 (aged 81) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Northumbria University |
Albert Edward Booth (28 May 1928 – 6 February 2010)[1] was a British Labour Party politician.
Booth was educated at Marine School, South Shields and Rutherford College of Technology (Northumbria University). He was a design draughtsman. He served as a councillor on Tynemouth Council 1962-65.
Booth contested Tynemouth in 1964. He was Member of Parliament for Barrow-in-Furness from 1966 to 1983. After boundary changes, his seat was renamed Barrow and Furness, but he lost it to the Conservative Cecil Franks. Booth was Secretary of State for Employment from 1976 to 1979 serving under James Callaghan.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Walter Monslow |
Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness 1966–1983 |
Succeeded by Cecil Franks |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Michael Foot |
Secretary of State for Employment 1976–1979 |
Succeeded by James Prior |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Eric Varley |
Treasurer of the Labour Party 1983–1984 |
Succeeded by Sam McCluskie |
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