Charles Morris (British politician)

For the South Australian politician, Charles Richard Morris (1863–1918), see Charles Morris (Australian politician).

For other people named Charles Morris, see Charles Morris (disambiguation).

Charles Richard Morris (14 December 1926 – 8 January 2012) was a British Labour politician.^[1]

Early life

Morris was educated at Brookdale Park School, Manchester. He was a postal and telegraph officer and a national executive member of the Union of Post Office Workers 1959–63. He was a Manchester City Councillor 1954–64.

Morris stood for Parliament in 1959 in Cheadle without success and was elected Member of Parliament for Manchester Openshaw at a by-election in December 1963, serving until he retired at the 1983 general election, when the constituency was abolished.

His brother, Alf Morris, was Labour Co-operative MP for Manchester Wythenshawe from 1964 to 1997, and was created a life peer as Baron Morris of Manchester.

He was married to Pauline Dunn; their daughter, Estelle Morris, was also a Member of Parliament and a Cabinet minister. She was made a life peer, as Baroness Morris of Yardley in 2005. He died in 2012.^[2]^[3]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Richard Williams	Member of Parliament for Manchester Openshaw 1963–1983	Constituency abolished
Political offices
Preceded by Jack McCann	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1967–1969	Succeeded by Alan Fitch
Preceded by Charles Grey	Treasurer of the Household 1969–1970	Succeeded by Humphrey Atkins
New title	Minister of State, Environment 1974	Succeeded by Denis Howell
Preceded by Robert Sheldon	Minister of State, Civil Service Department 1974–1979	Succeeded by Paul Channon

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