Walter Harrison (politician)

Walter Harrison
Harrison when Deputy Chief Whip in the 1970s
Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Commons
Treasurer of the Household
In office
4 March 1974  4 May 1979
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
James Callaghan
Preceded byBernard Weatherill
Succeeded byJohn Stradling Thomas
Opposition Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Commons
In office
4 May 1979  11 November 1983
LeaderJames Callaghan
Michael Foot
Preceded byBernard Weatherill
Succeeded byNorman Hogg
In office
June 1970  4 March 1974
LeaderHarold Wilson
Preceded byFrancis Pym
Succeeded byBernard Weatherill
Member of Parliament
for Wakefield
In office
15 October 1964  18 May 1987
Preceded byArthur Creech Jones
Succeeded byDavid Hinchliffe
Personal details
Born(1921-01-02)2 January 1921
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK
Died19 October 2012(2012-10-19) (aged 91)
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, UK
Political partyLabour
Spouses
  • Enid Coleman
    (m. 1948; died 1990)
  • Jane Richards
    (m. 1991; died 2000)
Children2

Walter Harrison PC (2 January 1921 – 19 October 2012) was a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Wakefield from 1964 to 1987.