| 词条 | George Wigg, Baron Wigg |
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George Edward Cecil Wigg, Baron Wigg, PC (28 November 1900 – 11 August 1983) was a British Labour Party politician who only served in relatively junior offices but had a great deal of influence behind the scenes, especially with Harold Wilson. Background and early careerWigg served in the British Army for almost all his career up to his election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dudley in 1945. He served in the Royal Tank Corps from 1919 to 1937 and returned to service in the Second World War, being commissioned into the Army Educational Corps in 1940 and serving until 1946. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Emanuel Shinwell during the Attlee government. According to veteran Press Association reporter Chris Moncrieff, Wigg was unpopular with Labour MPs [1] but managed to use procedure to place the Profumo affair on the record in Parliament and led the pursuit of Profumo which ultimately resulted in the latter's resignation. Wigg also played an important part in the aftermath of the failed prosecution of suspected serial killer John Bodkin Adams by questioning in Parliament the unusual conduct of the Prosecution led by Attorney-General, Reginald Manningham-Buller.[2] In January 1964, Wigg won a High Court action for libel against Angus Maude, a Conservative member. He was represented in court by Alan Orr QC, and substantial damages were awarded.[3] Paymaster-General; PeerageWigg was already known for passing on gossip to Harold Wilson (who had become Labour leader in 1963 on the death of Hugh Gaitskell). When Labour narrowly won the 1964 election Wilson appointed Wigg to the office of Paymaster-General, a sinecure position in the government. Wigg's responsibilities were many and varied: among them, he was Wilson's link to the Security Service and the Secret Intelligence Service. In November 1967, he was appointed Chairman of the Horserace Betting Levy Board (Wigg loved horse racing) and left Parliament. He was created a life peer on 27 November 1967 taking the title Baron Wigg, of the Borough of Dudley.[4] His resignation from parliament sparked a by-election in the Dudley seat in early 1968, with the Conservatives winning the seat before Labour reclaimed it at the general election two years later. He had been made a Privy Councillor in 1964. References1. ^{{cite news|author=Chris Moncrieff, PA |url=http://media.guardian.co.uk/presspublishing/story/0,,1728094,00.html |title=Profumo and Fleet Street | Media |publisher=MediaGuardian |date= 10 March 2006|accessdate=2010-05-14 | location=London}} 2. ^Cullen, Pamela V., "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, {{ISBN|1-904027-19-9}} 3. ^"Mr. George Wigg, Socialist M.P. for Dudley, is to receive substantial damages for libel from Mr. Angus Maude", in Birmingham Daily Post dated 16 January 1964, p. 18 4. ^{{London Gazette |issue=44462 |date=28 November 1967 |page=12991}} External links
| title=Member of Parliament for Dudley | years=1945–1967 | before=Cyril Lloyd | after=Donald Williams}}{{s-off}}{{s-bef|before=John Boyd-Carpenter}}{{s-ttl|title=Paymaster-General|years=1964–1967}}{{s-vac|next=Lord Shackleton}}{{s-end}}{{Paymaster General}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Wigg, George}} 17 : 1900 births|1983 deaths|Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies|United Kingdom Paymasters General|Labour Party (UK) life peers|Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom|UK MPs 1945–50|UK MPs 1950–51|UK MPs 1951–55|UK MPs 1955–59|UK MPs 1959–64|UK MPs 1964–66|UK MPs 1966–70|Royal Tank Regiment soldiers|Royal Army Educational Corps officers|British Army personnel of World War II|People educated at Queen Mary's School for Boys, Basingstoke |
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