Geoffrey Lofthouse
The Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract | |
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Lofthouse speaking in the House of Lords, 2008 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means | |
| In office 27 April 1992 – 14 May 1997 | |
| Speaker | Betty Boothroyd |
| Preceded by | Sir Paul Dean |
| Succeeded by | Michael Martin |
| Member of Parliament for Pontefract and Castleford | |
| In office 26 October 1978 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Harper |
| Succeeded by | Yvette Cooper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1925 Featherstone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 1 November 2012 (aged 86) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Sarah Lofthouse
(m. 1946; died 1985) |
Geoffrey Lofthouse, Baron Lofthouse of Pontefract, JP (18 December 1925 – 1 November 2012), popularly known in his former constituency as Geoff Lofthouse, was a British Labour politician, MP and life peer.