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Frederick Willey
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| Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party | |
| In office 14 June 1979 – 19 November 1981 |
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| Leader | James Callaghan Michael Foot |
| Preceded by | Cledwyn Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Jack Dormand |
| Minister of State for Housing and Local Government | |
| In office 18 October 1964 – 19 June 1970 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Graham Page |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Food | |
| In office 18 April 1950 – 26 October 1951 |
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| Leader | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Stanley Evans |
| Succeeded by | Charles Hill |
| Member of Parliament for Sunderland North Sunderland (1945-1950) |
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| In office 5 July 1945 – 13 May 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen Furness |
| Succeeded by | Bob Clay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 November 1910 |
| Died | 13 December 1987 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Eleanor Snowdon |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Frederick Thomas Willey (born November 13, 1910 – died December 13, 1987) was a British politician. He was a member of the Labour Party. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 38 years. An MP is a person elected to represent a group of voters in the national parliament. Frederick Willey represented a part of Sunderland from 1945 to 1983.
Early Life and Education
Frederick Willey went to Durham Johnston School. He also studied at St John's College, Cambridge, a famous university. In 1936, he became a barrister. A barrister is a type of lawyer who represents people in court. He worked as a lawyer in the northern part of England.
Willey cared a lot about making society fairer for everyone. He supported causes that aimed to help people and improve their lives. In the 1930s, he gave a speech welcoming back volunteers from the International Brigade to Sunderland. These volunteers had fought against fascism in the Spanish Civil War.
Military Service During Wartime
During the Second World War, Frederick Willey helped protect people. He served with the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS). This service helped put out fires, especially those caused by bombs. He was also an officer in the Fire Brigades Union, which is a group that supports firefighters.
Political Career in Parliament
In 1945, Frederick Willey was elected to the House of Commons. This is the main part of the Parliament where laws are made. He became the MP for Sunderland. At that time, Sunderland had two MPs.
In 1950, the way MPs were elected changed. Willey was then elected for the new area called Sunderland North. He continued to serve as an MP for this area until 1983, when he decided to retire.
Willey held several important roles in the government. From 1950 to 1951, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food. This role involved helping to manage food supplies for the country. Later, from 1965 to 1967, he was the Minister of Land and Natural Resources. In this role, he helped open the Pennine Way in 1965. The Pennine Way was the first long-distance walking path in the UK.
From 1979 to 1981, he was the Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party. This meant he led the group of Labour MPs in Parliament.
