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 (which after his term became a safe seat for the Conservatives until they lost it to the Liberal Democrats in 1997), and achieving candidature for a more promising majority seat was immediately after elected as the MP for Goole from 1950, 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]
References
Footnotes
- ^ "Labour Hopes at Walsall". The Manchester Guardian. 8 November 1938.
- ^ "A Mixed Political History". The Manchester Guardian. 12 August 1938.
- ^ "Jeger, George". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U156112. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Mandelson, Peter (5 September 1997). "Obituary: Jenny Jeger: A rock of Labour". The Guardian.
- ^ "Jenny Jeger". The Times. 10 September 1997.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by George Jeger
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Gerald Palmer | Member of Parliament for Winchester 1945–1950 | Succeeded by Peter Smithers |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Goole 1950–1971 | Succeeded by Edmund Marshall |