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词条 Tony Clarke, Baron Clarke of Hampstead
释义

  1. Work in unions

  2. Labour chairmanship

  3. Controversy

  4. Honours and styles of address

     Honours  Styles of address 

  5. External links

  6. References

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Anthony James Clarke, Baron Clarke of Hampstead, CBE (called Tony;[1] born 17 April 1932) is an English trade unionist and Labour Party politician.

Work in unions

A former telegraph boy and postman, in 1979 Clarke became a full-time official of the Union of Postal Workers, which in 1980 became the Union of Communication Workers (UCW).

He edited the UPW journal "The Post" in 1979, and served as the UCW's Deputy General Secretary from 1981 to 1993.

Labour chairmanship

Clarke was a member of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee from 1983 to 1993, and served as Chairman of The Labour Party from 1992 to 1993.

Controversy

In May 2009 he admitted that he “fiddled” his expenses to make up for not being paid a salary.[2]

Honours and styles of address

Honours

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1998 New Year Honours.[3]

He was created a life peer on 29 July 1998, as Baron Clarke of Hampstead, of Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden.[4] He chaired the Taskforce established to investigate the causes of the disturbances in Burnley in 2001.

Styles of address

  • 1932-1998: Mr Anthony J. Clarke
  • 1998: Mr Anthony J. Clarke CBE[5]
  • 1998-: The Right Honourable The Lord Clarke of Hampstead CBE[6]

External links

  • Communication Workers Union
  • {{Rayment|date=February 2012}}

References

1. ^Ham & High — Lord defies fellow Labour peers & [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/6598921/Lord-Clarke-of-Hampstead-admitted-terrible-error-MPs-expenses.html The Telegraph — Clarke of Hampstead admitted ‘terrible error’] (Accessed 8 April 2018)
2. ^[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/6598921/Lord-Clarke-of-Hampstead-admitted-terrible-error-MPs-expenses.ht] ml, Lord Clarke of Hampstead admitted ‘terrible error’ : MPs’ expenses, Daily Telegraph 19 November 2009, Accessed 11 July 2014]
3. ^{{London Gazette |issue=54993 |date=31 December 1997 |page=8 |supp=y}}
4. ^{{London Gazette |issue=55213 |date=3 August 1998 |page=8431}}
5. ^{{London Gazette |issue=54993 |date=31 December 1997 |page=8 |supp=y}}
6. ^{{London Gazette |issue=55213 |date=3 August 1998 |page=8431}}
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6 : 1932 births|Living people|Labour Party (UK) life peers|English trade unionists|Chairs of the Labour Party (UK)|Commanders of the Order of the British Empire

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