George Isaacs
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George Isaacs JP DL |
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| Minister of Pensions | |
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In office 17 January 1951 – 5 November 1951 |
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| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Hilary Marquand |
| Succeeded by | Derick Heathcoat-Amory |
| Minister of Labour and National Service | |
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In office 3 August 1945 – 17 January 1951 |
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| Prime Minister | Clement Attlee |
| Preceded by | Rab Butler |
| Succeeded by | Aneurin Bevan |
| Member of Parliament for Southwark Southwark North (1929–1950) |
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In office 19 May 1939 – 8 October 1959 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Anthony Strauss |
| Succeeded by | Ray Gunter |
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In office 30 May 1929 – 27 October 1931 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Anthony Strauss |
| Succeeded by | Edward Anthony Strauss |
| Member of Parliament for Gravesend |
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In office 6 December 1923 – 29 October 1924 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Irving Albery |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 May 1883 Finsbury, London |
| Died | 26 April 1979 (aged 95) |
| Political party | Labour |
George Alfred Isaacs JP DL (28 May 1883 – 26 April 1979) was a British politician and trades unionist who served in the government of Clement Attlee.
Isaacs was born in Finsbury to a Methodist family. He married Flora Beasley (1884–1962), daughter of Richard William Beasley and Mary Ann Brett, in 1905. He worked as a printer and became active in trade union organising early in life, becoming General Secretary of the National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants (NATSOPA) from 1909. This post, which he held for forty years, also took him onto the General Council of the Trades Union Congress. He was also active in the Labour Party.
He became involved in local politics in Southwark and was Mayor of the Borough of Southwark from 1919 to 1921. In the 1922 general election he fought Gravesend and was narrowly defeated; he was readopted to fight the seat in the 1923 election and won it from the Conservatives with a majority of 119. He served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Jimmy Thomas, who was Secretary of State for the Colonies.
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