Bob PARRY

Background

PARRY, Bob was born on January 8, 1932. Parents: Robert Parry.

Education

Bishop Goss Roman Catholic School, Liverpool.

Career

Councillor, Liverpool City Council, 1963-1974. Former full-time organiser for NUPE. Member of Parliament for Liverpool Exchange, 1970-1974, for Liverpool Scotland Exchange, 1974-1983, and for Riverside, since 1983.

Transport and General Workers' Union sponsored Member of Parliament. Chairman, Merseyside Group of Labour MPs, 1975-1988. President, Association, for Democracy in Hong Kong, 1980.

Vice-chairman, Liberation, 1982. Vice-Chairman, Labour Action for Peace, 1983. Chairman, Transport and General Workers Union Parliamentary Group, 1984-1985.

Patron, Association, for the Promotion of Public Justice in Hong Kong, 1984. Member, International Committee for Human Rights, Syria, 1985. Company President, International Committee for Human Rights, South Korea, 1986.

Committee for the Independent and Peaceful Re-unification of Korea, 1986. Founder-Pres., Hong Kong Peace Association, 1986. Member, World Peace Council and British Peace Assembly.

Member, United Kingdom Delegation, Council of Europe and Western European Union, 1984-1992. Building trade worker.

Religion

Roman Catholic.

Membership

Clubs: Liverpool and District Sunday Football League (Pres. 1972); United Nations Association, of Hong Kong (Patron since 1976). Rotunon Boxing Club (Pres.

1980); Kids in Need and Distress (KIND) (Hon. President 1981); Liverpool Transport Amateur Boxing Club (Pres.). Life member, Liverpool Irish centre.

Interests

• Boxing; football; reading.

Connections

Spouse Marie Parry (née Hesdon), 1956.