Stuart Randall, Baron Randall of St Budeaux

For the American actor, see Stuart Randall (actor).

Stuart Randall
Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull West
In office 1983-1997
Personal details
Born	(1938-06-22)22 June 1938 Plymouth, South West England
Died	11 August 2012(2012-08-11) (aged 74)
Political party	Labour
Education	University College, Cardiff

Stuart Jeffrey Randall, Baron Randall of St Budeaux (22 June 1938 – 11 August 2012) was a British Labour politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston upon Hull West from 1983 until he stood down in 1997.

Biography

Born in Plymouth, Randall was educated locally and worked as a fitter in the city's dockyards. He gained a BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from University College, Cardiff and worked in the electronics industry for twenty years. He joined the Labour Party in 1966 and contested South Worcestershire at the October 1974 election and Midlands West at the 1979 European election before entering Parliament. He served as parliamentary private secretary to Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Roy Hattersley and as opposition spokesman on Agriculture and Fisheries and Home Affairs.

After his retirement from the House of Commons, he was made a life peer as Baron Randall of St Budeaux, of St Budeaux in the County of Devon.

References

• Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Limited, 1992 and 1997 editions.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Stuart Randall