Frank Dobson

Frank Dobson
Born	15 March 1940 Dunnington, England
Died	11 November 2019 (Age 79) Great Britain
Alma mater	London School of Economics
Party	Labour
UK politician  Secretary of State for Health  In office 2 May 1997 - 11 October 1999 Succeeded by Alan Milburn  Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment In office 20 October 1994 - 2 May 1997  Shadow Secretary of State for Transport  In office 21 October 1993 - 20 October 1994 Preceded by John Prescott Succeeded by Michael Meacher  Shadow Secretary of State for Employment In office 18 July 1992 - 21 October 1993 Succeeded by John Prescott  Shadow Secretary of State for Energy In office 2 November 1989 - 18 July 1992 Preceded by Tony Blair  Shadow Leader of the House of Commons  In office 13 July 1987 - 2 November 1989 Preceded by Peter Shore  Member of Parliament for Holborn and St. Pancras In office 3 May 1979 - 30 March 2015 Preceded by Robin Corbett, Michael Stewart, Jeremy Thorpe

Frank Dobson was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Labour Party. He represented the constituency for Holborn and St. Pancras across five decades. He stood down in 2015 and was replaced by Keir Starmer. Dobson entered Parliament on 3 May 1979 – General election.

All Party Parliamentary Groups

As at July 2010 Dobson sat on the following All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs):

• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Funerals and Bereavement

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