George Strauss

George Russell Strauss, Baron Strauss PC (18 July 1901 – 5 June 1993) was a long-serving British Labour Party politician, who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 46 years and was Father of the House of Commons from 1974 to 1979.

The Right Honourable
The Lord Strauss
PC
Minister of Supply
In office
7 October 1947  26 October 1951
Prime MinisterClement Attlee
Preceded byJohn Wilmot
Succeeded byDuncan Sandys
Member of Parliament
for Vauxhall
In office
23 February 1950  7 April 1979
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byStuart Holland
Member of Parliament
for Lambeth North
In office
23 October 1934  3 February 1950
Preceded byFrank Briant
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
In office
30 May 1929  7 October 1931
Preceded byFrank Briant
Succeeded byFrank Briant
Personal details
Born(1901-07-18)18 July 1901
Died5 June 1993(1993-06-05) (aged 91)
Political partyLabour
Spouses
Patricia O'Flynn
(m. 1932; died 1987)
    (m. 1987)
    Parent(s)Arthur Strauss
    Minna Cohen
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