Alf Dubs
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The Right Honourable The Lord Dubs |
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Member of Parliament for Battersea |
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In office 9 June 1983 – 11 June 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | John Bowis |
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Member of Parliament for Battersea South |
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In office 3 May 1979 – 9 June 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Ernest Perry |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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Alfred Dubs 5 December 1932 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
Alfred "Alf" Dubs, Baron Dubs (born 5 December 1932) is a British Labour politician and former Member of Parliament.
Born in Prague, then in Czechoslovakia, Dubs was one of 669 Czech-resident, mainly Jewish, children saved by English stockbroker Nicholas Winton and others from the Nazis on the Kindertransport (Dubs's father was Jewish). His father had fled to England the day the Nazis arrived in Czechoslovakia and young Alf was to meet him at Liverpool Street station. He later said that he clearly remembered leaving Prague station at age six and not touching the food pack given to him by his mother for the next two days. His mother was initially denied a visa but was able to join him and his father in London shortly afterwards.
Dubs learned the facts when Nicholas Winton's story was broadcast on That's Life! in 1988. He later met Winton in person and campaigned for him to be honoured. Winton was eventually knighted in 2002.
He was educated at Cheadle Hulme School and the London School of Economics. He then worked as a local government officer before entering politics.
Before gaining election, Dubs stood unsuccessfully for Parliament on a number of occasions. In 1970 he stood for Cities of London and Westminster, being defeated by the Conservative Christopher Tugendhat. He also stood in South Hertfordshire in both the February and October 1974 General Elections, each time being beaten by Cecil Parkinson.
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