Shirley Summerskill
The Honourable Shirley Summerskill | |
|---|---|
| Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs | |
| In office 8 March 1974 – 7 May 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | David Lane |
| Succeeded by | Lord Belstead |
| Member of Parliament for Halifax | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 8 June 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Maurice Macmillan |
| Succeeded by | Roy Galley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shirley Catherine Wynne Summerskill 9 September 1931 |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | |
| Parent(s) | Jeffrey Samuel Edith Summerskill |
| Relatives | Ben Summerskill (nephew) |
| Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford |
Shirley Catherine Wynne Summerskill (born 9 September 1931) is a British Labour Party politician and former government minister, who served as the Member of Parliament for Halifax from 1964 to 1983.