George Jeger

George Jeger (19 March 1903 – 6 January 1971) was a British Labour Party politician. He served as the Member of Parliament for Winchester from 1945 to 1950, normally a safe Conservative seat. In 1950 he was elected as the MP for Goole, which he held until his death in 1971.

He previously worked as a bank official and a freelance journalist,[1][2] and served as a member of Shoreditch Borough Council from 1926 to 1940, and as Mayor of Shoreditch from 1937 to 1938.[3]

He was the brother of Santo Jeger, brother-in-law of Lena Jeger, and father of Jenny Jeger.[4][5] His nephew Peter Prinsley is also a Labour MP.[6]

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Labour Hopes at Walsall". The Manchester Guardian. 8 November 1938.
  2. ^ "A Mixed Political History". The Manchester Guardian. 12 August 1938.
  3. ^ "Jeger, George". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U156112. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. ^ Mandelson, Peter (5 September 1997). "Obituary: Jenny Jeger: A rock of Labour". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Jenny Jeger". The Times. 10 September 1997.
  6. ^ "Planning, the Green Belt and Rural Affairs - Hansard - UK Parliament".
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Preceded by Member of Parliament for Winchester
1945–1950 		Succeeded by
New constituency Member of Parliament for Goole
1950–1971 		Succeeded by


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