Bert Hazell
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bert Hazell (born 18 April 1907), also known as Bertie Hazell, is a retired British Labour Party politician.
He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for North Norfolk in 1964. The constituency had the rare distinction of being an agricultural seat electing Labour MPs since 1945, owing to a history of organised agricultural trade unionism and a working-class rural Labour vote in Norfolk at the time, very untypical of the rest of the country. Hazell himself was the president of the National Union of Agricultural Workers. However, he lost his seat after six years at the 1970 general election to the Conservative candidate Ralph Howell. Subsequently Labour have never regained Norfolk North, and were relegated to third place while the Liberal Democrats eventually gained the seat in 1997.
Hazell, now close to achieving centenarian status, is the oldest living person to have served as an MP in the United Kingdom.
[edit] References
- This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
- Who's Who 2006
- The Almanac of British Politics by Robert Waller and Byron Criddle
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Edwin Gooch |
Member of Parliament for North Norfolk 1964–1970 |
Succeeded by Ralph Howell |
