Hilary Adair Marquand PC (24 December 1901 – 6 November 1972) was a British Labour Party politician. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the
He was educated at Cardiff High School and at University College, Cardiff (State Scholar) where he studied history and economics. Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd is a leading University located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom He was a lecturer in Economics at the University of Birmingham from 1926-1930, and Professor of Industrial Relations, University College, Cardiff, 1930-1945. The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a British red brick University located in the city of Birmingham
He was Director of Industrial Surveys of South Wales, 1931 and 1936, Member of the Cardiff Advisory Committee UAB. He spent a year in the USA in the study of Industrial Relations, 1932-1933 and was Visiting Professor of Economics at Wisconsin University 1938-1939. He was an Acting Principal at the Board of Trade, 1940-1941, and Deputy Controller, Wales Division, of the Ministry of Labour, 1941-1942 and Labour Adviser to the Ministry of Production, 1943-1944. The Board of Trade is a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, originating as a committee of inquiry in the 17th century and evolving gradually into a government The Ministry of Production was a British government department created in February 1942 initially under the title Ministry of War Production, but the following month "War"
He was elected as Member of Parliament for Cardiff East from 1945-1950, and for Middlesbrough East from 1950-1961. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Cardiff East was a parliamentary constituency in Cardiff which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament Middlesbrough East was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Middlesbrough in North East England. He was Secretary for Overseas Trade from 1945-1957; Paymaster-General, 1947-1948; Minister of Pensions, 1948-1951; and Minister of Health, January-October 1951. The Secretary for Overseas Trade was a junior Ministerial position in the United Kingdom government from 1917 until 1953 subordinate to the President of the HM Paymaster General is a ministerial position in the United Kingdom. The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is a position in the UK cabinet responsible for the Department for Work and Pensions. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1949. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign.
He undertook lecture tours for the British Council in India, Pakistan and Ceylon, 1952-1953, in West Indies, 1954 and 1959 and in Finland, 1957, and was a representative at the Assemblies of the Council of Europe and Western European Union, 1957-1959. The British Council is a Public Body of the United Kingdom Government which specialises in educational and development opportunities India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The Council of Europe (Conseil de l'Europe is the oldest International organisation working towards European integration, being founded in 1949 The Western European Union ( WEU) is a partially dormant European defence and security organization established on the basis of the Treaty of Brussels of 1948 He was Deputy Chairman of the National Board for Prices and Incomes, 1965-1968. He was an Honorary Member of Phi Beta Kappa. The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic Honor society with the mission of "fostering and recognizing excellence" in the Undergraduate Liberal arts
Marquand resigned his seat in Parliament in 1961, to take up the post of Director of the International Institute for Labour Studies, in Geneva. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking The consequent by-election was won by the Labour candidate Arthur Bottomley. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant Arthur George Bottomley Baron Bottomley, OBE PC ( 7 February 1907 &ndash 3 November 1995) was a British Labour
His son David Marquand is also an academic and was a Labour MP from 1966 to 1977. David Ian Marquand FBA (born 20 September 1934) is a British academic and former Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by P.J. Grigg |
Member of Parliament for Cardiff East 1945–1950 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
| Preceded by Alfred Edwards |
Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough East 1950–1961 |
Succeeded by Arthur Bottomley |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Arthur Greenwood |
Paymaster-General 1947-1948 |
Succeeded by Viscount Addison |
| Preceded by George Buchanan |
Minister of Pensions 1948-1951 |
Succeeded by George Isaacs |
| Preceded by Aneurin Bevan |
Minister of Health 1951 |
Succeeded by Harry Crookshank |
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