Kenneth Robinson
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The Right Honourable Sir Kenneth Robinson |
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| Chair of the Arts Council of Great Britain | |
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In office 1977–1982 |
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| Prime Minister |
James Callaghan, Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Lord Gibson |
| Succeeded by | William Rees-Mogg |
| Minister for Planning and Land | |
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In office 1 November 1968 – 6 October 1969 |
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| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | Office Abolished |
| Minister of Health | |
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In office 18 October 1964 – 1 November 1968 |
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| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Anthony Barber |
| Succeeded by | Richard Crossman |
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Member of Parliament for St. Pancras North |
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In office 10 March 1949 – 18 June 1970 |
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| Preceded by | George House |
| Succeeded by | Albert Stallard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 1911 Warrington |
| Died | 16 February 1996 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Labour |
Sir Kenneth Robinson (19 March 1911 – 16 February 1996) was a British Labour politician who served as Minister of Health in Harold Wilson's first government, from 1964 to 1968, when the position was merged into the new title of Secretary of State for Social Services.
The son of Dr Clarence Robinson and a nurse, Ethel Marion Linell, Kenneth Robinson was born on 19 March 1911 in Warrington, north west England and educated at Oundle School up to the point of his father dying when he was just 15 years old. After his mother pulled him from the school on cost grounds he later worked as a writer, insurance broker and company secretary. He joined the Royal Navy during World War II as an ordinary seaman, was commissioned in 1942 and promoted to lieutenant-commander in 1944. He served on the HMS King George V. Robinson's education was remarkable in that he received no further education after the age of 15 and was entirely self-taught.
[1] Obituary in Independent 21 February 1996
Robinson was a St Pancras borough councillor 1945-1949. He was elected to the House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Pancras North in a by-election in 1949. He was a government assistant whip from 1950 until 1951. He joined the cabinet and was made a Privy Counsellor in 1964. Reforms he oversaw include the banning on cigarette television advertising and the reintroduction of prescription charges. When his position of Minister of Health was abolished in 1968, Robinson was appointed Minister for Planning and Land, only for this position to be abolished a year later. Robinson left Parliament in 1970.
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