Frank Field, Baron Field of Birkenhead
British politician and peer (1942–2024)
Frank Ernest Field, Baron Field of Birkenhead CH, PC, DL (16 July 1942 – 23 April 2024) was a British politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birkenhead from 1979 to 2019. He was a Labour MP until August 2018 and later became an Independent.
The Lord Field of Birkenhead | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2017 | |
Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee | |
In office 18 June 2015 – 6 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Anne Begg |
Succeeded by | Stephen Timms |
Minister for Welfare Reform | |
In office 2 May 1997 – 28 July 1998 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | Peter Lilley |
Succeeded by | John Denham |
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
In office 11 September 2020 – 23 April 2024 Life peerage | |
Member of Parliament for Birkenhead | |
In office 3 May 1979 – 6 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Edmund Dell |
Succeeded by | Mick Whitley |
Member of Hounslow Council for Turnham Green | |
In office 7 May 1964 – 9 May 1968 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Edmonton, Middlesex, England | 16 July 1942
Died | 23 April 2024 London, England | (aged 81)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Non-affiliated |
Other political affiliations |
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Alma mater | University of Hull |
Website | www.frankfield.co.uk |
From 1997 to 1998, Field was the Minister of Welfare Reform in Tony Blair's first cabinet
Field was elected Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee in June 2015, and after the 2017 general election was re-elected.[1]
In August 2018, Field resigned the Labour whip because of allegations of anti-semitism in the party and protesting Jeremy Corbyn's party leadership.[2][3]
On 22 October 2021, Field announced that he was in hospice care for a terminal illness.[4]
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