Michael Winstanley, Baron Winstanley
The Lord Winstanley | |
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Member of Parliament for Cheadle | |
In office 31 March 1966 – 29 May 1970 | |
Preceded by | William Shepherd |
Succeeded by | Tom Normanton |
Member of Parliament for Hazel Grove | |
In office 28 February 1974 – 20 September 1974 | |
Preceded by | constituency created |
Succeeded by | Tom Arnold |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 August 1918 |
Died | 18 July 1993 | (aged 74)
Political party | Liberal |
Education | University of Manchester |
Occupation | |
Michael Platt Winstanley, Baron Winstanley (27 August 1918 – 18 July 1993) was the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheadle from 1966 to 1970 and, after boundary changes, for Hazel Grove, a newly created seat comprising half his former seat, from February to October 1974.
Early life
[edit]Winstanley was born in Nantwich, Cheshire, to Sydney Adams Winstanley (1878–1953), GP.[1] He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and the University of Manchester where he was President of the University Union and captain of cricket.[2] He graduated in medicine and served in the RAMC before becoming a general practitioner in Urmston.
Television career
[edit]Winstanley became a media personality as a television and radio doctor in the 1960s. Between 1972 and 1986, he presented Granada Television's This Is Your Right, an early-evening, five-minute consumer advice and legal rights bulletin which ultimately credited him as Lord Michael Winstanley.
Politics
[edit]Following his return to the House of Commons in 1974, Winstanley discovered that he held a post which would disqualify him from being a member of the House of Commons, medical officer at a Royal Ordnance Factory that amounted to employment in the Civil Service of the Crown. On 3 April 1974, the Commons passed a motion under section 6 of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957 to override the disqualification and allow Winstanley to sit.[3]
Honours
[edit]Winstanley was created a life peer on 23 January 1976 with the title Baron Winstanley, of Urmston in Greater Manchester.[4] He was chairman of the Countryside Commission from 1978 to 1980.
Personal life
[edit]Winstanley's daughter, Diana, became a highly respected academic and teacher at Kingston University, where bursaries are offered in her memory.[5][6] His niece is journalist and newsreader Anna Ford.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Michael Winstanley. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/53451. Retrieved 5 May 2018. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Who's Who 1987
- ^ "DR. MICHAEL WINSTANLEY (Hansard, 3 April 1974)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 3 April 1974. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "No. 46809". The London Gazette. 27 January 1976. p. 1297.
- ^ The Diana Winstanley Bursaries in Business and Law at Kingston University, London 17 November 2010 vnscholarships.wordpress.com, accessed 3 June 2021
- ^ Master International Business Management Kingston University (see 'Funding' tab) studyqa.com, accessed 3 June 2021
- ^ "1978: Ford makes her ITN debut". On This Day. BBC News. 13 February 1978. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Adams, Tim (7 December 2008). "Women's special: Tim Adams interviews Anna Ford". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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