Joel Barnett
Joel Barnett, Baron Barnett, PC (14 October 1923 – 1 November 2014) was a Labour Party politician. As Chief Secretary to the Treasury in the late 1970s, he devised the Barnett Formula that allocates public spending in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Right Honourable The Lord Barnett PC | |
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Barnett's last appearance at House of Lords questions. | |
| Chair of the Public Accounts Committee | |
| In office July 1979 – 9 June 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Edward du Cann |
| Succeeded by | Robert Sheldon |
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 4 May 1979 – 14 July 1979 | |
| Leader | James Callaghan |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 5 March 1974 – 4 May 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Tom Boardman |
| Succeeded by | John Biffen |
| Member of Parliament for Heywood and Royton | |
| In office 15 October 1964 – 9 June 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Tony Leavey |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1923 Manchester, England |
| Died | 1 November 2014 (aged 91) Manchester, England |
| Political party | Labour |
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