Doug Hoyle
Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle, Baron Hoyle, JP, GMH (17 February 1926 – 6 April 2024) was a British politician and life peer who was chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party from 1992 to 1997 and a lord-in-waiting from 1997 to 1999. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Nelson and Colne from 1974 to 1979 and Warrington North from 1981 to 1997.
The Right Honourable The Lord Hoyle | |
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Official portrait, 2018 | |
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| In office 8 May 1997 – 9 April 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Courtown |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Burlison |
| Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party | |
| In office 18 July 1992 – 3 May 1997 | |
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| Preceded by | Stanley Orme |
| Succeeded by | Clive Soley |
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| In office 14 May 1997 – 25 July 2023 Life peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Warrington North Warrington (1981–1983) | |
| In office 16 July 1981 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Williams |
| Succeeded by | Helen Jones |
| Member of Parliament for Nelson and Colne | |
| In office 10 October 1974 – 7 April 1979 | |
| Preceded by | David Waddington |
| Succeeded by | John Lee |
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| Born | Eric Douglas Harvey Hoyle 17 February 1926 Coppull, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 6 April 2024 (aged 98) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Children | Lindsay |
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