Sir Gerald Kaufman
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The Right Honourable Sir Gerald Kaufman |
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Kaufman in December 2003
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| Father of the House of Commons | |
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In office 7 May 2015 – 26 February 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Peter Tapsell |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Clarke |
| Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee National Heritage Committee: 1992–1997 |
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In office 1992–2005 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | John Whittingdale |
| Shadow Foreign Secretary | |
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In office 13 July 1987 – 24 July 1992 |
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| Leader | Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | Denis Healey |
| Succeeded by | Jack Cunningham |
| Shadow Home Secretary | |
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In office 31 October 1983 – 13 July 1987 |
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| Leader | Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | Roy Hattersley |
| Succeeded by | Roy Hattersley |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment | |
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In office 8 December 1980 – 31 October 1983 |
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| Leader | Michael Foot |
| Preceded by | Roy Hattersley |
| Succeeded by | Jack Cunningham |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment | |
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In office 8 March 1974 – 12 June 1975 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Armstrong |
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Member of Parliament for Manchester Gorton |
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In office 9 June 1983 – 26 February 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth Marks |
| Succeeded by | Afzal Khan |
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Member of Parliament for Manchester Ardwick |
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In office 18 June 1970 – 13 May 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Leslie Lever |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
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Gerald Bernard Kaufman 21 June 1930 Leeds, England, UK |
| Died | 26 February 2017 (aged 86) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Queen's College, Oxford |
Sir Gerald Bernard Kaufman (21 June 1930 – 26 February 2017) was a British Labour politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 until his death in 2017, first for Manchester Ardwick and then for Manchester Gorton. He was a government minister in the 1970s and a member of the Shadow Cabinet in the 1980s. Knighted in 2004, he became Father of the House in 2015 and was the oldest sitting MP of the UK Parliament at the time of his death.
He was known for his forthright views. Kaufman was a critic of the state of Israel. He voted against the Labour Party whip on several occasions, and came under criticism during the 2009 parliamentary expenses scandal.
Kaufman was born in Leeds, the youngest of seven children of Louis and Jane Kaufman. His parents were both Polish Jews who moved to England before World War I. He was educated at Leeds Grammar School, and graduated with a degree in philosophy, politics and economics from the University of Oxford (Queen's College). During his time there, he was Secretary of the University Labour Club, where he prevented Rupert Murdoch from standing for office because he broke the Society's rule against canvassing.
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