Barbara Castle

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Barbara Castle was a prominent British Labour Party politician and reforming cabinet minister, noted for her influential roles in social policy and transport in the mid-20th century.

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Barbara Castle canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British politician
Labour Party politician
cabinet minister
human
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
educatedAt University of Oxford
surface form: Oxford University

St Hugh's College, Oxford NERFINISHED
employer Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
familyName Castle NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork labour relations
social policy
transport policy
givenName Barbara NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable
honorificSuffix Baroness Castle of Blackburn NERFINISHED
PC
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Labour Party (UK)
movement Labour movement
notableFor introduction of the Equal Pay Act 1970
reforms in social security
reforms in transport policy
trade union legislation
notableWork In Place of Strife NERFINISHED
occupation journalist
politician
parliamentaryTerm UK Parliament 1945–1950 NERFINISHED
UK Parliament 1950–1951 NERFINISHED
UK Parliament 1951–1955
UK Parliament 1955–1959
UK Parliament 1959–1964
UK Parliament 1964–1966 NERFINISHED
UK Parliament 1966–1970 NERFINISHED
UK Parliament 1970–1974
UK Parliament 1974 NERFINISHED
UK Parliament 1974–1979 NERFINISHED
positionHeld First Secretary of State NERFINISHED
Life peer
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
Member of the European Parliament
Member of the House of Lords
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
Minister for Overseas Development NERFINISHED
Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity NERFINISHED
Secretary of State for Health and Social Services NERFINISHED
Secretary of State for Transport NERFINISHED
religion Methodism NERFINISHED
represented Blackburn NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
spouse Ted Castle NERFINISHED
title Baroness Castle of Blackburn NERFINISHED

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St Hugh’s College, Oxford hasAlumnus Barbara Castle
Made in Dagenham portrays Barbara Castle
Tribune notableContributor Barbara Castle