Charles Morris (British politician)

Charles Richard Morris PC (14 December 1926 – 8 January 2012) was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Openshaw from 1963 to 1983. A member of the Labour Party, he served as a Minister of State from 1974 to 1979 and a Government Whip from 1966 to 1970.

For the South Australian politician, Charles Richard Morris (1863–1918), see Charles Morris (Australian politician).
For other people named Charles Morris, see Charles Morris (disambiguation).

Charles Morris
PC
Minister of State for the Civil Service Department
In office
18 October 1974 – 4 May 1979
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
James Callaghan
Preceded byRobert Sheldon
Succeeded byPaul Channon
Minister of State for Urban Affairs
In office
7 March 1974 – 18 October 1974
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Commons
Treasurer of the Household
In office
13 October 1969 – 18 June 1970
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byCharles Grey
Succeeded byHumphrey Atkins
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
In office
29 July 1967 – 13 October 1969
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byJack McCann
Succeeded byAlan Fitch
Member of Parliament
for Manchester Openshaw
In office
5 December 1963 – 9 June 1983
Preceded byWilliam Williams
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Charles Richard Morris

(1926-12-14)14 December 1926
Ancoats, Manchester, England
Died8 January 2012(2012-01-08) (aged 85)
Manchester, England
Political partyLabour (from 1943)
Spouse
Pauline Dunn
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(m. 1950)​
Children2, including Estelle
RelativesAlf Morris (brother)
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