Stuart Randall, Baron Randall of St Budeaux
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Stuart Jeffrey Randall, Baron Randall of St Budeaux (born 22 June 1938) was a British
Labour
politician.
Randall gained a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from University College, Cardiff and worked in the electronics industry for twenty years. He was Member of Parliament
(MP) for Hull West
from 1983
until he stood down in 1997. After his retirement, he was made a life peer
as Baron Randall of St Budeaux, of St Budeaux
in the County of Devon
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician.
Randall gained a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from University College, Cardiff and worked in the electronics industry for twenty years. He was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Hull West
Hull West (UK Parliament constituency)
Hull West was a borough constituency in Kingston upon Hull which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election....
from 1983
United Kingdom general election, 1983
The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945...
until he stood down in 1997. After his retirement, he was made a life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
as Baron Randall of St Budeaux, of St Budeaux
St Budeaux
St Budeaux is an area and ward in the north west of Plymouth in the English county of Devon.-Original settlement:The name St Budeaux comes from Saint Budoc, the Bishop of Dol . Around 480, Budoc is said to have founded a settlement and built a small church...
in the County of Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
.