Peter Jackson (politician)
Peter Michael Jackson (born October 14, 1928 in Sheffield ; † February 19, 2020 in Panama ) was a British sociologist , university professor and Labor Party politician who represented the High Peak constituency as a member of the House of Commons between 1966 and 1970 and thereafter worked as a lecturer .
Life
Jackson graduated from Sheffield Grammar School with a degree in sociology at the University of Durham and University College Leicester . He first joined the Commonwealth Party and later the Labor Party as a member.
In the general election of March 31, 1966 , Jackson ran for the Labor Party in the High Peak constituency . He managed to narrowly beat the incumbent constituency holder with a majority of 814 votes: While he received 16,938 votes (41.3 percent), the previous MP from the Conservative Party , David Walder , received 16,124 votes (39.3 percent) . However, in the subsequent elections on June 18, 1970 , he lost his constituency again to his opponent from the conservative Tories . This time Spencer Le Marchant received 19,558 votes (43.7 percent) from the Conservative Party, while he received 18,054 votes (40.4 percent).
He then withdrew from political life and in 1970 first became a lecturer in sociology and a fellow at the University of Hull and was then a tutor at the Open University between 1972 and 1974 . Jackson then served from 1974 to 1977 as the chief planning officer of the newly formed Metropolitan County South Yorkshire , which in addition to Sheffield also included the metropolitan boroughs of Barnsley , Doncaster and Rotherham .
Web links
- Peter Jackson at Hansard (English)
- The House of Commons Constituencies. Leigh Rayment Peerage, October 13, 2014, accessed January 18, 2015 (entry on the High Peak constituency).
- Jackson, Peter (b.1928). The History of Parliament, accessed January 18, 2015 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jackson, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jackson, Peter Michael (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician, Member of the House of Commons, sociologist and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sheffield |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th February 2020 |
| Place of death | Panama |