Please answer the following question: Facts: - caption: clark , with his wife and their daughter . , upon gaining the freedom of south shields - leader: john neil kinnock smith margaret beckett -lrb- acting -rrb- tony blair - successor: jack wainwright cunningham john major jack cunningham david miliband richard - party: labour - primeminister: tony blair - office: minister of lancaster shadow secretary of state for defence shadow minister for of agriculture , fisheries and food member of parliament for the south shields member of parliament for colne valley cabinet office chancellor of the duchy - predecessor: roger wainwright freeman martin o'neill roger freeman arthur blenkinsop richard - term end: 27 7 june 2001 28 february 1974 july 1998 2 may 1997 18 july 1992 - term start: 2 3 may 1979 18 june 1970 may 1997 18 july 1992 13 july 1987 - birth date: 19 october 1939 - name: the lord clark of windermere - image: davsignfreedom.jpg - birth place: castle douglas , united kingdom - alma mater: victoria university of manchester university of sheffield Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of david clark , baron clark of windermere .
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david george clark , baron clark of windermere pc dl -lrb- born 19 october 1939 in castle douglas , scotland -rrb- is a british labour politician , former cabinet minister and author .