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William Thomas Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank, PC (born 28 October 1928) [1] is a British politician and life peer.As a Labour Party member of Parliament, he served as Secretary of State for Transport from 1976 to 1979, and was one of the "Gang of Four" of senior Labour politicians who defected to form the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) is a political party in the United Kingdom, established in 1990.The current party traces its origin to the Social Democratic Party, which was formed in 1981 by a group of dissident Labour Party Members of Parliament (MPs) and former Cabinet members Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Shirley Williams, who became known as the Gang of Four.
Marquand was among 30 people to sign a letter to The Guardian, headlined "Lib Dems Are The Party of Progress," in support of the Liberal Democrats at 2010 general election [12] but withdrew this support less than a month after the election. [13] Marquand rejoined the Labour Party and came out in full support of the then leader Ed Miliband.
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was a centrist to centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. [2] [3] [4] The party supported a mixed economy (favouring a system inspired by the German social market economy), electoral reform, European integration and a decentralised state while rejecting the possibility of trade unions being overly influential within industrial relations. [5]
1 Joined David Owen's Social Democratic Party in 1988, then became an Independent Social Democrat MP from 1990 - 92. 2 Sitting Labour Party MP who joined the SDP. 3 Sitting Conservative Party MP who joined the SDP. 4 Later elected as a Liberal Democrat MP. 5 Later elected as a Conservative MP. 6 Previously elected as a Labour MP.
Initially an executive officer in the Home Civil Service, Cartwright's political career began when he became a constituency agent for the Labour Party in 1955. [1] Serving twelve years in that role, he was later employed as political secretary of the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society (R.A.C.S.) and as a councillor in Greenwich, where he became the Labour Group leader and, subsequently, leader ...
Robert Adam Ross "Bob" Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart, PC (26 June 1936 – 18 January 2020) was a British Liberal Democrat politician and life peer.. He was the last leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), serving during the negotiations that led to its merger with the Liberal Party in 1988.
This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office. In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.