John Spellar
The Lord Spellar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Official portrait, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shadow Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 8 October 2010 – 18 September 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | Ed Miliband Harriet Harman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Chris Bryant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Catherine West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comptroller of the Household | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 5 October 2008 – 11 May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Tommy McAvoy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Alistair Carmichael | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 13 June 2003 – 10 May 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Des Browne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | David Hanson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for Transport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 8 June 2001 – 13 June 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | The Lord Macdonald of Tradeston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Kim Howells | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 29 July 1999 – 8 June 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Doug Henderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Adam Ingram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 6 May 1997 – 28 July 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | The Earl Howe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Peter Kilfoyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | John Francis Spellar 5 August 1947 Bromley, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Anne Wilmot
(m. 1981; died 2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Francis Spellar, Baron Spellar, PC (born 5 August 1947), is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Warley, formerly Warley West, from 1992 to 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he previously represented Birmingham Northfield from 1982 to 1983. He served as a minister in various departments between 1997 and 2005, and as Comptroller of the Household in the Whips' Office between 2008 and 2010. After Labour entered opposition, he served as a shadow Foreign Office minister from 2010 to 2015.