Background
WALKER, Rt. Hon. Sir Harold was born on July 12, 1927. Parents: the late Harold Walker.
WALKER, Rt. Hon. Sir Harold was born on July 12, 1927. Parents: the late Harold Walker.
Manchester College of Technology.
Member of Parliament for Doncaster, 1964-1983, and for Doncaster Central, since 1983. Assistant Government Whip, 1967-1968. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Employment and Productivity, 1968-1970.
Opposition Front Bench Spokesman on Employment, 1970-1974. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Employment, 1974-1976. Minister of State, Department of Employment, 1976-1979.
Opposition Front Bench Spokesman on Employment, 1979. Chairman, Way and Means and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons, 1983-1992. Toolmaker; Industrial Administrator.
Lecturer and tutor in Politics and Trade Union Studies. Served Fleet Air Arm, 1946-1948.
labour Party
Spouse Mary Griffin, 1984. Children: one daughter (from previous marriage).