Patrick Duffy (UK politician)
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Dr. Sir Albert Edward Patrick Duffy PhD (born June 17, 1920), British Labour politician and economist, was Member of Parliament for Colne Valley 1963-1966, and for Sheffield Attercliffe 1970-1992.
Patrick Duffy was educated at the London School of Economics and Columbia University, and served in the Fleet Air Arm in World War II. He contested the Parliamentary seat of Tiverton in 1950, 1951 and 1955 before moving to the more promising seat of Colne Valley.
He was Opposition Spokesman on Defence 1979-1981 and 1983-1984, and Under Secretary of State for the Royal Navy in Jim Callaghan's Government 1976-1979.
Sir Patrick was also president of the North Atlantic Assembly (the parliamentary arm of NATO) during the first-time delegations from the Warsaw Pact nations. In 1991, he served as leader of the first Western parliamentary delegation to the Kremlin and was knighted for his contribution to the Western Alliance.
Duffy also functioned as deputy chairman of the Atlantic Council of the UK. He currently serves as a member of the Advisory Boards of the Centre of Defence and International Security Studies, Hull University, and the Universities of Lancaster and York Defence Research Institute, and is an associate of the Centre for Defence and International Security Studies, Lancaster University, and the International Business Institute.
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| Preceded by William Glenvil Hall |
Member of Parliament for Colne Valley 1963–1966 |
Succeeded by Richard Wainwright |
| Preceded by John Burns Hynd |
Member of Parliament for Sheffield Attercliffe 1970–1992 |
Succeeded by Clive Betts |
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