About Ken Eastham
Lived 1927 – 2024 (aged 96). Ken Eastham was a British politician.
Kenneth Eastham (11 August 1927 – 21 July 2024) was a British Labour politician.
Early life Kenneth Eastham was born in Manchester on 11 August 1927, as the son of James Eastham, a barber. He was a planning engineer for GEC at Trafford Park, Manchester.
From 1987 to 1992, Eastham was an Opposition Whip. He remained the MP for Manchester Blackley until his retirement at the 1997 general election, which coincided with the same period in which Labour were out of office nationally. Eastham thus spent his entire career in Parliament in opposition.
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British politician (born 1927)
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Ken Eastham was born on 11 August 1927 in Manchester.
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Ken Eastham died on 21 July 2024.
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Ken Eastham was a politician.
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