William Hughes, Baron Hughes
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William Hughes, Baron Hughes PC
CBE (22 January 1911 – 31 December 1999) was a Labour party
politician in the United Kingdom
.
He unsuccessfully stood twice to become a Member of Parliament
before becoming a life peer
on 7 February 1961 as Baron Hughes, of Hawkhill in the County of the City of Dundee
.
In Harold Wilson
's first government
, he served under Scottish Secretary
Willie Ross
as Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
from 1964 to 1969, and then as Minister of State for Scotland from 1969 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1975. He was made a Privy Councillor
in 1970.
His honours included the OBE in 1942, raised to a CBE in 1956, receiving the Légion d'honneur
(Chevalier) in 1958 and becoming a Privy Counsellor in 1970.
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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CBE (22 January 1911 – 31 December 1999) was a Labour party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
He unsuccessfully stood twice to become a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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before becoming a life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
on 7 February 1961 as Baron Hughes, of Hawkhill in the County of the City of Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
.
In Harold Wilson
Harold Wilson
James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, FSS, PC was a British Labour Member of Parliament, Leader of the Labour Party. He was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the 1960s and 1970s, winning four general elections, including a minority government after the...
's first government
Labour Government 1964-1970
The Labour Government 1964–1970 was led by Prime Minister Harold Wilson. The Labour Party had won the 1964 general election by a majority of 4 seats. The Profumo affair had seriously damaged the previous Conservatives government, meaning Alec Douglas-Home's Premiership lasted only 363 days...
, he served under Scottish Secretary
Secretary of State for Scotland
The Secretary of State for Scotland is the principal minister of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Scotland. He heads the Scotland Office , a government department based in London and Edinburgh. The post was created soon after the Union of the Crowns, but was...
Willie Ross
William Ross, Baron Ross of Marnock
William 'Willie' Ross, Baron Ross of Marnock MBE was the longest serving Secretary of State for Scotland, holding office from 1964 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1976, throughout the Prime Ministership of Harold Wilson....
as Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
The Under-Secretary of State for Scotland is a junior ministerial post in the United Kingdom government, supporting the Secretary of State for Scotland...
from 1964 to 1969, and then as Minister of State for Scotland from 1969 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1975. He was made a Privy Councillor
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
in 1970.
His honours included the OBE in 1942, raised to a CBE in 1956, receiving the Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
(Chevalier) in 1958 and becoming a Privy Counsellor in 1970.