Albert Roberts was a British

United Kingdom

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 Labour

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 politician.

Roberts was educated at Whitwood Technical College and worked as a mining engineer and mines inspector for the Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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 Safety Board 1941-51. He was elected a councillor on Rothwell Urban District Council 1937-51, serving as chair in 1948.

Roberts was Member of Parliament

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 for Normanton

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 from 1951 to 1983. His successor was Bill O'Brien. He was vice-chairman of the British branch of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

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