Stuart Randall, Baron Randall of St Budeaux

British politician (1938–2012)

The Right Honourable The Lord Randall of St Budeaux

Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull West
In office 1983-1997

Personal details
Born	(1938-06-22)22 June 1938 Plymouth, South West England
Died	11 August 2012(2012-08-11) (aged 74)
Political party	Labour
Education	University College, Cardiff

Stuart Jeffrey Randall, Baron Randall of St Budeaux (22 June 1938 – 11 August 2012) was a British Labour politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull West from 1983 until he stood down in 1997.^[1]

Biography

Born in Plymouth, Randall was educated locally and worked as a fitter in the city's dockyards. He gained a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from University College, Cardiff and worked in the electronics industry for twenty years.^[2] He joined the Labour Party in 1966 and contested South Worcestershire at the October 1974 election and Midlands West at the 1979 European election before entering Parliament.^[2] He served as parliamentary private secretary to Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Roy Hattersley and as opposition spokesman on Agriculture and Fisheries and Home Affairs.^[2]

After his retirement from the House of Commons, he was made a life peer as Baron Randall of St Budeaux, of St Budeaux in the County of Devon.

References

^ "Lord Randall, former Hull West MP, dies aged 74". BBC News. BBC. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Daily Telegraph Obituary - Lord Randall of St Budeaux". Retrieved 21 August 2012.