John Gilbert, Baron Gilbert

For other people named John Gilbert, see John Gilbert (disambiguation).

The Right Honourable The Lord Gilbert
Minister of State for Transport
In office 12 June 1975 – 10 September 1976
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson James Callaghan
Preceded by	Fred Mulley
Succeeded by	William Rodgers (Secretary of State)
Member of Parliament for Dudley East
In office 28 February 1974 – 1 May 1997
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of Parliament for Dudley
In office 18 June 1970 – 28 February 1974
Preceded by	Donald Williams
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1927-04-05) 5 April 1927
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	St John's College, Oxford New York University

John William Gilbert, Baron Gilbert PC (born 5 April 1927) is a British Labour politician.

Gilbert was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, St John's College, Oxford and New York University.

He contested the Parliamentary seat of Ludlow in 1966 and a by-election in Dudley in 1968 before being elected for Dudley in 1970 and Dudley East in 1974, which he represented until 1997, when it became part of the new Dudley North constituency (which was held by a new Labour MP) and Gilbert retired from the House of Commons.

In the Labour governments of Harold Wilson and James Callaghan he was Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1974–1975), Minister for Transport (1975–1976), and Minister of State for Defence (1976–1979). As Minister for Transport he introduced the Bill to make the wearing of seat belts compulsory.

After his retirement from the House of Commons, he was created a Life Peer as Baron Gilbert, of Dudley in the County of West Midlands and was appointed Minister for Defence Procurement in Tony Blair's first government.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Gilbert
• Debrett's People of Today