John Gilbert, Baron Gilbert

The Right Honourable
The Lord Gilbert
PC
In the House of Lords three weeks before his death.
Minister of State for Defence Procurement
In office
1 May 1997 – 17 May 1999
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byJames Arbuthnot
Succeeded byThe Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean
Ministerial offices 1974-9
Minister of State for Defence
In office
10 September 1976 – 4 May 1979
Prime MinisterJames Callaghan
Preceded byWilliam Rodgers
Succeeded byEuan Howard
Minister of State for Transport
In office
12 June 1975 – 10 September 1976
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
James Callaghan
Preceded byFred Mulley
Succeeded byWilliam Rodgers (Secretary of State)
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
In office
8 March 1974 – 12 June 1975
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byTerence Higgins
Succeeded byRobert Sheldon
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
16 May 1997 – 2 June 2013
Life Peerage
Member of Parliament
for Dudley East
Dudley (1970–1974)
In office
18 June 1970 – 8 April 1997
Preceded byDonald Williams
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1927-04-05)5 April 1927
Died2 June 2013(2013-06-02) (aged 86)
Political partyLabour
Alma materSt John's College, Oxford
New York University

John William Gilbert, Baron Gilbert, PC (5 April 1927 – 2 June 2013) was a British Labour Party politician.

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