Jack Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge
John George Stuart Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge, OBE (9 October 1907 – 8 March 1998) was a British politician and public servant. He was a soldier, farmer, prison reformer, approved school manager, and consumers' champion .
The Right Honourable The Lord Donaldson of Kingsbridge OBE | |
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Minister of State for the Arts | |
In office 5 April 1976 – 4 May 1979 | |
Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
Preceded by | Hugh Jenkins |
Succeeded by | Norman St John-Stevas |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
In office 4 March 1974 – 5 April 1976 | |
Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
Preceded by | The Lord Belstead |
Succeeded by | James Dunn |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 20 November 1967 – 8 March 1998 Life Peerage | |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 October 1907 |
Died | 8 March 1998 |
Political party | Labour (until 1981) SDP (1981-1988) Liberal Democrats (1988-1998) |
Spouse | Frances Lonsdale |
Alma mater | Eton College Trinity College, Cambridge |
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