Ivor Richard

Ivor Seward Richard, Baron Richard, PC, QC (30 May 1932 – 18 March 2018) was a British Labour politician who served as a member of Parliament (MP) from 1964 until 1974. He was also a member of the European Commission and latterly sat as a life peer in the House of Lords.

The Right Honourable
The Lord Richard
PC QC
Official portrait, 1980
In office
2 May 1997 – 27 July 1998
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byThe Viscount Cranborne
Succeeded byThe Baroness Jay of Paddington
  • Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords
  • Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
In office
18 July 1992 – 2 May 1997
Leader
Preceded byThe Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos
Succeeded byThe Viscount Cranborne
European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs
In office
6 January 1981 – 5 January 1985
PresidentGaston Thorn
Preceded byHenk Vredeling
Succeeded byPeter Sutherland
British Ambassador to the United Nations
In office
2 June 1974 – 21 December 1979
Prime Minister
Preceded byDonald Maitland
Succeeded byAnthony Parsons
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Army
In office
13 October 1969 – 19 June 1970
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byJames Boyden
Succeeded byIan Gilmour
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
In office
14 May 1990 – 18 March 2018
Life peerage
Member of Parliament
for Barons Court
In office
15 October 1964 – 8 February 1974
Preceded byBill Carr
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Ivor Seward Richard

(1932-05-30)30 May 1932
Cardiff, Wales
Died18 March 2018(2018-03-18) (aged 85)
Lambeth, London, England
Political partyLabour
Spouses
Geraldine Moore
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(m. 1956, divorced)​
    Alison Imrie
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    (m. 1962; div. 1983)​
      Janet Jones
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      (m. 1989)​
      Children4
      Education
      Alma materPembroke College, Oxford
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