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Shirley Williams

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British politician and academic (1930-2021)

United KingdomPoliticiansLived 1930 to 2021 · aged 90
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Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby was a British politician and academic. Originally a Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP), she served in the Labour cabinet from 1974 to 1979.

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Williams in 1984Williams in 1984Sitting beside Peter Ustinov during an episode of the late-night TV discussion programme After Dark, 1989Sitting beside Peter Ustinov during an episode of the late-night TV discussion programme After Dark, 1989

Awards 4

2017Companion of Honour
2017Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford
2005honorary doctorate
Fulbright Scholarship

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David HarveyAlso won Honorary doctor of the University of OxfordJohn DiefenbakerAlso won Companion of HonourPaul HindemithAlso won Honorary doctor of the University of OxfordPaul NurseAlso won Companion of HonourSven HedinAlso won Honorary doctor of the University of OxfordPaul-Henri SpaakAlso won Companion of Honour

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Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby was a British politician and academic. Originally a Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP), she served in the Labour cabinet from 1974 to 1979. She was one of the "Gang of Four" rebels who founded the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1981 and, at the time of her retirement from politics, was a Liberal Democrat.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2021 · aged 90
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23 languages

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