Lestor of Eccles, Joan Lestor, Baroness
- Lestor of Eccles, Joan Lestor, Baroness
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▪ 1999
Canadian-born British politician who was a Labour MP in 1966-83 and 1987-97, serving in the 1970s as a junior minister and as party chairperson; she was an outspoken advocate of children's rights and opponent of apartheid (b. Nov. 13, 1931, Vancouver, B.C.—d. March 27, 1998, London, Eng.).
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