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- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester abstract "(Norman) Harold Lever, Baron Lever of Manchester, PC (15 January 1914 – 6 August 1995) was a barrister and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.Born in Manchester, he was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Manchester University. He was called to the Bar of the Middle Temple in 1935. During World War II he served in the Royal Air Force.Lever was elected Member of Parliament for Manchester Exchange at the 1945 general election, then Manchester, Cheetham from 1950–74. His brother, Leslie Lever, was elected MP for the neighbouring Manchester Ardwick seat. He promoted the Private Member's Bill that became the Defamation Act 1952.He was Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Economic Affairs in 1967; Financial Secretary to the Treasury, September 1967–69; Paymaster General, 1969–70, a Member of the Shadow Cabinet from 1970–74 and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, 1970–73. His seat changed again, becoming Manchester Central from 1974–79. On Labour's return to power after the February 1974 general election, he was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 1974–79.Lever held a number of business appointments in the banking and journalism sectors. He was Governor of the London School of Economics from 1971, and of the English Speaking Union 1973–86. He was a Trustee of the Royal Opera House from 1974–82, and a Member of the Court of Manchester University from 1975–87. He was an Honorary Fellow, and Chairman of the Trustees of the Royal Academy from 1981–87. He held Honorary doctorates in Law, Science, Literature and Technology and was awarded the Grand Cross, Order of Merit, Germany, 1979.He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1969 and created a life peer as Baron Lever of Manchester, of Cheetham in the City of Manchester on 3 July 1979. As a Peer and elder statesman he successfully arbitrated the 1980 Steel Strike, one of the UK's longest industrial disputes. In 1983 he served on the Franks Committee, a committee of inquiry by six Privy Counsellors into the Falklands War. In 1984 he was Chairman of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' commission into the Developing World Debt Crisis. The following year, 1985 he co-wrote "Debt and Danger" which advocated excusing the Developing World a debt burden which was crippling their fragile economies.He died in August 1995, aged 81.His policy was adopted by the G7 in 2005, a decade after his death.".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester activeYearsEndDate "1950-02-23".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester activeYearsEndDate "1974-02-28".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester activeYearsEndDate "1979-05-04".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester activeYearsEndDate "1979-07-03".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester activeYearsStartDate "1945-07-05".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester activeYearsStartDate "1950-02-23".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester activeYearsStartDate "1974-02-28".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester activeYearsStartDate "1974-03-05".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester almaMater University_of_Manchester.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester birthDate "1914-01-15".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester birthPlace Manchester.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester birthYear "1914".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester deathDate "1995-08-06".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester deathYear "1995".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester office "Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester office "Member of Parliament".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester office "for Manchester Central".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester office "for Manchester Cheetham".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester office "for Manchester Exchange".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester party Labour_Party_(UK).
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester primeMinister Harold_Wilson.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester primeMinister James_Callaghan.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester successor Bob_Litherland.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester successor Norman_St_John-Stevas,_Baron_St_John_of_Fawsley.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester successor William_Griffiths_(politician).
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester termPeriod Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester__1.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester viafId "5023892".
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- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester wikiPageRevisionID "583447683".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester almaMater University_of_Manchester.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester birthDate "1914-01-15".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester birthPlace "Manchester, United Kingdom".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester dateOfBirth "1914-01-15".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester dateOfDeath "1995-08-06".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester deathDate "1995-08-06".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester hasPhotoCollection Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester honorificPrefix The_Right_Honourable.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester honorificSuffix Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester name "Lever, Harold".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester name "The Lord Lever of Manchester".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester office Chancellor_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester office Member_of_parliament.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester office "for Manchester Central".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester office "for Manchester Cheetham".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester office "for Manchester Exchange".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester party Labour_Party_(UK).
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester placeOfBirth "Manchester, United Kingdom".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester predecessor John_Davies_(businessman).
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester predecessor Thomas_Hewlett.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester predecessor "Constituency Created".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester primeminister Harold_Wilson.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester primeminister James_Callaghan.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester shortDescription "British politician".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester successor Bob_Litherland.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester successor Norman_St_John-Stevas,_Baron_St_John_of_Fawsley.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester successor William_Griffiths_(politician).
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester successor "Constituency Abolished".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester termEnd "1950-02-23".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester termEnd "1974-02-28".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester termEnd "1979-05-04".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester termEnd "1979-07-03".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester termStart "1945-07-05".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester termStart "1950-02-23".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester termStart "1974-02-28".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester termStart "1974-03-05".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester title Chancellor_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester title Financial_Secretary_to_the_Treasury.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester title "Member of Parliament for Manchester Central".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester title "Member of Parliament for Manchester Cheetham".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester title "Member of Parliament for Manchester Exchange".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester years "1945".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester years "1950".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester years "1967".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester years "1974".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester description "British politician".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester description "British politician".
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:1914_births.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:1995_deaths.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:Alumni_of_the_University_of_Manchester.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:British_Secretaries_of_State.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:Chancellors_of_the_Duchy_of_Lancaster.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:English_Jews.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:Labour_Party_(UK)_MPs.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:Labour_Party_(UK)_life_peers.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:Members_of_the_Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:Members_of_the_United_Kingdom_Parliament_for_English_constituencies.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:People_associated_with_the_London_School_of_Economics.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:People_educated_at_Manchester_Grammar_School.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:Politicians_from_Manchester.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Order_of_Merit_of_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:Royal_Air_Force_personnel_of_World_War_II.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:UK_MPs_1945–50.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:UK_MPs_1950–51.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:UK_MPs_1951–55.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:UK_MPs_1955–59.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:UK_MPs_1959–64.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:UK_MPs_1964–66.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:UK_MPs_1966–70.
- Harold_Lever,_Baron_Lever_of_Manchester subject Category:UK_MPs_1970–74.