John Ernest Silkin, (18 March 1923 – 26 April 1987) was an English politician and solicitor. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A "solicitor" is a term used in many Common law jurisdictions for a lawyer who offers legal services outside of the courts
He was the third son of Lewis Silkin, 1st Baron Silkin, PC, CH and a younger brother of the Samuel Silkin, Baron Silkin of Dulwich. Lewis Silkin 1st Baron Silkin CH ( 14 November 1889 &ndash 11 May 1972) was a British Labour Party politician A privy council is a body that advises the Head of state of a nation on how to exercise their executive authority, typically but not always in the context of a Samuel Charles Silkin Baron Silkin of Dulwich, PC, QC ( 6 March 1918 &ndash 17 August 1988) was a British He was educated at Dulwich College, the University of Wales, and Trinity Hall at the University of Cambridge. Dulwich College is an independent selective fee-paying public school for boys in Dulwich, a suburb of south-east London United Kingdom The University of Wales ( Prifysgol Cymru in Welsh) is a confederal University founded in 1893. Trinity Hall is the fifth oldest college of the University of Cambridge, founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Silkin served in the Royal Navy (1942-1946). The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) He was commissioned as a sub-Lieutenant, R. Sub-Lieutenant is a military rank It is normally a junior officer rank N. V. R. in 1943, serving in East Indies Fleet, Eastern Fleet and British Pacific Fleet aboard HMS George V and HMS Formidable. At least six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Formidable. He was promoted to Lieutenant, R. Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services N. V. R. He was demobilised in 1946 and returned to Cambridge.
Silkin was admitted as a solicitor in 1950 and worked for his father's law practice in London. A "solicitor" is a term used in many Common law jurisdictions for a lawyer who offers legal services outside of the courts London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
He contested the seat of St Marylebone at the General Election for the Labour Party in 1950, West Woolwich in 1951 and South Nottingham in 1959. St Marylebone was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Marylebone district of Central London. A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election 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 Woolwich West was a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983 Nottingham South is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He served as a councillor in the Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone (1962-1963) and was elected to the House of Commons for the first time in July 1963. The Metropolitan Borough of St Marylebone was a Metropolitan borough of the County of London from 1900 to 1965 The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords He served as the Labour Member of Parliament for Deptford (1963-1974) and for Lewisham, Deptford (1974-1987). A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Deptford was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Deptford district of South London. Lewisham Deptford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
He was elected to the Privy Council in 1966. A privy council is a body that advises the Head of state of a nation on how to exercise their executive authority, typically but not always in the context of a He served as a Government Chief Whip (1966-1969) and as the deputy leader of the House of Commons (1968-1969). The Chief Whip is a political office in some Legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of Deputy Leader in the Westminster system is the second-in-command of a Political party, behind the Party leader. He was appointed as the Minister of Public Buildings and Works (1969-1970) and the Minister for Planning and Local Government in the Department for the Environment (1974-1976). The First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings was a Position within the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland He served as the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1976-1979). The Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food was a UK cabinet position responsible for the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.
In opposition, Silkin was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1980 Labour leadership election following the resignation of James Callaghan. The British Labour Party leadership election of 1980 was held following the resignation of James Callaghan. Leonard James Callaghan Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005 was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 He served as Opposition Spokesman on Industry (1979-1980), Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (1980-1983), Opposition Spokesman on Defence and Disarmament (1981-1983) and the Dairy Industry Arbitrator (1986-1987). The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons
He was married to the actress Rosamund John from 1950 until his early death in 1987. Rosamund John (born Nora Jones, 19 October 1913 &ndash 27 October 1998) was an English film and stage Actress Their son Rory L. F. Silkin was born in 1954.
Silkin's publication Changing Battlefields: The Challenge to the Labour Party appeared posthumously. His papers were given to the Churchill Archives Centre by his widow in February 1990. The Churchill Archives Centre (CAC is one of the largest repositories in the United Kingdom for the preservation and study of modern personal papers These cover his Parliamentary and Ministerial career, as well as his other public interests, such as the Channel Tunnel, the European Economic Community and the dairy industry. The Channel Tunnel (Le tunnel sous la Manche also known as the Chunnel, is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in England with The European Community (EC is one of the Three pillars of the European Union (EU created under the Maastricht Treaty (1992 There is material of particular interest concerning his relationship with his Constituency Labour Party in Deptford and on the Labour Party Leadership and Deputy Leadership Elections in 1980 and 1983. A Constituency Labour Party (CLP is an organisation of members of the British Labour Party who live in a particular parliamentary Constituency in England Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east London.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Leslie Plummer |
Member of Parliament for Deptford 1963–1974 |
Succeeded by Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by Constituency created |
Member of Parliament for Lewisham Deptford 1974–1987 |
Succeeded by Joan Ruddock |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Ted Short |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 1966–1969 |
Succeeded by Bob Mellish |
| Preceded by Robert Mellish |
Minister of Public Buildings and Works 1969-70 |
Succeeded by Julian Amery |
| Preceded by Fred Peart |
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1976-79 |
Succeeded by Peter Walker |
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