Michael Meacher

Michael Meacher    (academic, politician)
Born	1939-11-04 Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
Died	20 October 2015 (Age 75)
Cause of death	"A short illness"
Alma mater	New College, Oxford, London School of Economics
Member of	9/11 Consensus Panel
Party	Labour
Minister of State for the Environment In office 2 May 1997 - 13 June 2003  Shadow Minister for Environmental Protection In office 25 July 1996 - 2 May 1997  Shadow Secretary of State for Transport  In office 20 October 1994 - 19 October 1995 Preceded by Frank Dobson  Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster In office 21 October 1993 - 20 October 1994 Succeeded by Ann Taylor  Shadow Minister for the Citizen's Charter In office 21 October 1993 - 20 October 1994 Succeeded by Ann Taylor  Shadow Minister for Overseas Development  In office 18 July 1992 - 21 October 1993  Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security  In office 2 November 1989 - 18 July 1992  Shadow Secretary of State for Employment In office 13 July 1987 - 2 November 1989 Preceded by John Prescott Succeeded by Tony Blair  Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Services In office 31 October 1983 - 13 July 1987 Succeeded by Robin Cook  Member of Parliament for Oldham West and Royton In office 18 June 1970 - Present Preceded by Kenneth Baker, George Brown, Gwyneth Dunwoody, Niall MacDermot, Robert Maxwell, David Winnick

Death

The BBC repeated the Oldham Chronicle's information that Meacher "died after a short illness". Details seem scarce.

Suspicions

Tony Gosling notes that Michael Meacher was a firm opponent of the "War On Terror" and that his Twitter account has been mysteriously deleted.

 

Documents by Michael Meacher

Title	Document type	Publication date	Subject(s)	Description
Document:Ed Miliband’s decision to oppose military action against Syria is an action of statesmanship of which Britons will be proud	Article	28 August 2013	Iran Ed Miliband Iraq Libya Russia Syria Bashar al Assad Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack Afghanistan Rupert Murdoch Jeremy Corbyn Brian Leveson	It is all very well to rush to war in a surge of moral outrage, it is quite another to spell out clearly what are the war objectives and how exactly they are to be achieved.
Document:This war on terrorism is bogus	article	6 September 2003	Project for the New American Century War on Terror/Purposes

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