| 词条 | John Forrester |
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| name = John Forrester | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|06|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent | death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|11|24|1924|06|17|df=yes}} | death_place = Stoke-on-Trent | education = Stoke-on-Trent City School of Commerce, Alsager Teacher Training College | occupation = Teacher, Member of Parliament, City councillor | spouse = | parents = | children = }} John Stuart Forrester (17 June 1924 – 24 November 2007) was a British Labour Party politician. Early life and educationForrester was born in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, and was educated at Eastwood School and the City School of Commerce in Stoke-on-Trent, and Alsager teacher training college in Cheshire.[1] Early careerHe spent three and a half years in the Royal Navy and taught English to the Polish Resettlement Corps before becoming a teacher in the city.[2] Partly as a consequence of his experience in the armed services, Forrester remained a "steadfast Atlanticist all his political life".[3] Political careerHaving been secretary of the local Constituency Labour Party from 1961, Forrester was Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North from 1966 to 1987, when was deselected as Labour candidate and replaced by Joan Walley.[1] In 1970, he was appointed as parliamentary private secretary to David Ennals, the then Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Security.[2] Forrester was a Stoke-on-Trent City councillor for East Valley, a ward that includes parts of Smallthorne, Sneyd Green, Milton and Baddeley Green, from 1973 to 2000 and served as chairman of the authority's licensing committee. He was made Stoke-on-Trent's 50th honorary Freeman in 1992. He also served as a Magistrate in the city.[2] After Forrester's death, the Secretary of his local Labour Party Branch described his "sense of duty, his commitment, his approachability, his warmth, and his humour".[3] References1. ^1 The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1966, 1983 & 1997; {{s-start}}{{s-par|uk}}{{succession box2. ^1 2 Bruce, Catherine (24 November 2007) Politicians Mourn ‘Gentleman’ John, The Sentinel newspaper; 3. ^1 Hughes, Richard (4 December 2007) Word From The Web, The Sentinel newspaper; | title = Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North | years = 1966–1987 | before = Harriet Slater | after = Joan Walley }}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Forrester, John}}{{England-Labour-UK-MP-stub}} 10 : 1924 births|2007 deaths|Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies|UK MPs 1966–70|UK MPs 1970–74|UK MPs 1974|UK MPs 1974–79|UK MPs 1979–83|UK MPs 1983–87|People from Stoke-on-Trent |
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