Michael Meacher

**Michael Hugh Meacher** (4 November 1939 – 20 October 2015) was a British Labour politician and academic. He was a lecturer in social administration at the University of Essex and the University of York.

He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1970 until his death, originally for Oldham West and then from 1997 for Oldham West and Royton.

## Other websites

- Michael Meacher's weblog
- Column archive at _The Guardian_
- Column archive at _New Statesman_
- Articles
- Profile: Michael Meacher, _BBC News_, June 2003
- This war on terrorism is bogus - Michael Meacher MP, 6 September 2003
- The Big Ask  More information about the Climate Change EDM
- Videos
- Michael Meacher and Andreas Von Bülow express their serious doubts about 9/11
- Video: Meacher says US allowed 9/11 to happen

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Right Honourable
- **name**: Michael Meacher
- **image**: Michael Meacher official portrait.jpg
- **office**: Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, Minister of State for the Environment
- **primeminister**: Tony Blair
- **term start**: 2 May 1997
- **term end**: 13 June 2003
- **predecessor**: John Gummer
- **successor**: Elliot Morley
- **office1**: Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Shadow Minister for Environmental Protection
- **leader1**: Tony Blair
- **term start1**: 25 July 1996
- **term end1**: 2 May 1997
- **predecessor1**: Position established
- **successor1**: Position abolished
- **office2**: Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
- **leader2**: Tony Blair
- **term start2**: 20 October 1994
- **term end2**: 19 October 1995
- **predecessor2**: Frank Dobson
- **successor2**: Clare Short
- **office3**: Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Citizen's Charter, Shadow Minister for the Citizen's Charter
- **leader3**: John Smith (Labour Party leader), John Smith
- **term start3**: 21 October 1993
- **term end3**: 20 October 1994
- **predecessor3**: Mo Mowlam
- **successor3**: Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, Ann Taylor
- **office4**: Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Shadow Minister for Overseas Development
- **leader4**: John Smith (Labour Party leader), John Smith
- **term start4**: 18 July 1992
- **term end4**: 21 October 1993
- **predecessor4**: Ann Clwyd
- **successor4**: Tom Clarke (politician), Tom Clarke
- **office5**: Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security
- **leader5**: Neil Kinnock
- **term start5**: 2 November 1989
- **term end5**: 18 July 1992
- **predecessor5**: Robin Cook
- **successor5**: Donald Dewar
- **office6**: Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Shadow Secretary of State for Employment
- **leader6**: Neil Kinnock
- **term start6**: 13 July 1987
- **term end6**: 2 November 1989
- **predecessor6**: John Prescott
- **successor6**: Tony Blair
- **office7**: Shadow Secretary of State for Health, Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Services
- **leader7**: Neil Kinnock
- **term start7**: 31 October 1983
- **term end7**: 13 July 1987
- **predecessor7**: Gwyneth Dunwoody
- **successor7**: Robin Cook
- **office8**: Member of Parliament (UK), Member of Parliament
for Oldham West and Royton (UK Parliament constituency), Oldham West and Royton

- **term start8**: 18 June 1970
- **term end8**: 20 October 2015
- **predecessor8**: Bruce Campbell (barrister), Bruce Campbell
- **successor8**: Jim McMahon (politician), Jim McMahon
- **birth place**: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
- **party**: Labour Party (UK), Labour
- **education**: Berkhamsted School, Hertfordshire
(independent  day and boarding school)
- **alma mater**: New College, Oxford
London School of Economics
- **website**: [http://www.michaelmeacher.info Official website]