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==Birth - Death==
 
==Birth - Death==
  
1928 -
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1928 - 2021
  
 
==Occupation==
 
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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Economist and former Member of Parliament for Northampton North (1974-1979)for the Labour Party.  Local member of Hackney London Borough Council, 1982-1990.  Author of her autobiography (1980).   
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Economist and former Member of Parliament for Northampton North (1974-1979) for the Labour Party.  Local member of Hackney London Borough Council, 1982-1990.  Prominent campaigner on access to abortion, gender balance, and protection for sex workers.  Post-politics, she served as a member of the National Park Authority for eight years.
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Author of her autobiography 'A Woman in the House' (1980).   
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==See Also==
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* [[LGBTQ Economists]]
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.lgbthistoryuk.org/wiki/index.php?title=Maureen_Colquhoun
 
* http://www.lgbthistoryuk.org/wiki/index.php?title=Maureen_Colquhoun
 
* http://www.gayinthe80s.com/2013/10/1980s-politicians-come-out/
 
* http://www.gayinthe80s.com/2013/10/1980s-politicians-come-out/
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* https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/feb/02/maureen-colquhoun-the-uks-first-openly-lesbian-mp-dies-aged-92
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 3 February 2021

Maureen Colquhoun

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1928 - 2021

Occupation

Politics

Description

Economist and former Member of Parliament for Northampton North (1974-1979) for the Labour Party. Local member of Hackney London Borough Council, 1982-1990. Prominent campaigner on access to abortion, gender balance, and protection for sex workers. Post-politics, she served as a member of the National Park Authority for eight years. Author of her autobiography 'A Woman in the House' (1980).

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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