Derek Fatchett
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The Right Honourable Derek Fatchett |
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| Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 5 May 1997 – 9 May 1999 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Bonsor |
| Succeeded by | Geoff Hoon |
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Member of Parliament for Leeds Central |
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In office 9 June 1983 – 9 May 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | Hilary Benn |
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22 August 1945 Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
| Died | 9 May 1999 (aged 53) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Anita Bridgens Oakes |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds, London School of Economics, University of Birmingham |
Derek John Fatchett PC (22 August 1945 – 9 May 1999) was a British politician. He became Member of Parliament for Leeds Central in 1983 and was a member of the Labour Party. He was Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Deputy Foreign Secretary) from 1997 to 1999.
Born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Fatchett was the son of a painter and decorator. His grandfather was a trade union official. He attended the all-male grammar school, Lincoln School and then the University of Birmingham where he studied Law, graduating in 1966. Fatchett joined the Labour Party in 1964. At the LSE he took an MSc in 1968 where he joined in student demonstrations. He was more left-wing, like many people have been, in his youth, but became more centre-left when an MP, leaving the Campaign Group in 1985.
Fatchett was a councillor on Wakefield Metropolitan Council from 1980-4. He became a lecturer in Industrial Relations (now known as Work and Employment Relations) at the University of Leeds in 1971, staying there until he became an MP, which he was nominated for at the expense of Stanley Cohen, who wanted to join the SDP.
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