Ken Weetch
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Kenneth Thomas Weetch (born 17 September 1933) is a British former Labour Party politician in England.
Early life
Weetch was born on 17 September 1933.{{cite web |url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Icommons.htm |title=Historical list of MPs: constituencies beginning with "I" |work=Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages |accessdate=11 January 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231170844/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Icommons.htm |archive-date=31 December 2010 }} He was educated at Newbridge Grammar School and the London School of Economics. He then qualified as a teacher and held various posts in education.
Parliamentary career
Having unsuccessfully fought Saffron Walden in 1970, he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipswich at the October 1974 general election. He held the seat until the 1987 general election, when, against the national trend, he lost his seat to the Conservative Michael Irvine.
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Sources
- The Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Ltd, 1987
External links
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Category:Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Ipswich
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