Gordon Alexander Thomas Bagier (7 July 1924 – 8 April 2012) was a British Labour Party politician.

Early life

Bagier was educated at Pendower Secondary Technical School (merged with neighbouring

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to become its lower school in 1977) on ''Fox and Hounds Lane'' (off the A186) in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne. He served in the

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from 1941 to 1945, as a gunner aboard the

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, and later played a part in her preservation. He was a signals inspector on

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. He served as a councillor on

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Borough Council 1956–60 and

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Urban Council from 1962, and as President of the

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District Council of the

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Parliamentary career

At the 1964 general election, Bagier stood in the Sunderland South constituency, where he defeated the sitting

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Member of Parliament,

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. He held the seat until his retirement at the 1987 general election, when his successor was the left-wing journalist

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Personal life

He married Violet Sinclair in 1949. They had two sons and two daughters. He died on 8 April 2012.

References

*''The Times Guide to the House of Commons'',

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, 1966 & 1983 * ;Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Bagier, Gordon Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies National Union of Railwaymen-sponsored MPs UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 UK MPs 1979–1983 UK MPs 1983–1987 Councillors in West Yorkshire 1924 births 2012 deaths Politicians from Newcastle upon Tyne British Rail people Royal Marines ranks Royal Marines personnel of World War II