Michael Meacher

The Right Honourable Michael Meacher
Official portrait, c. 1997–1999
Minister of State for the Environment
In office 2 May 1997 – 13 June 2003
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	John Gummer
Succeeded by	Elliot Morley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade
In office 5 April 1976 – 4 May 1979
Prime Minister	James Callaghan
Preceded by	Stanley Clinton Davis
Succeeded by	Norman Tebbit
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security
In office 12 June 1975 – 5 April 1976
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	Alec Jones
Succeeded by	Eric Deakins
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Industry
In office 7 March 1974 – 12 June 1975
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	Peter Emery
Succeeded by	Gerald Kaufman
Shadow Cabinet portfolios 1983–1997 Shadow Secretary of State 1989–1992 Social Security 1987–1989 Employment 1983–1987 Health and Social Services 1993–1994 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1994–1995 Transport Shadow Minister 1992–1993 Overseas Development 1993–1994 Citizen's Charter 1996–1997 Environmental Protection
Member of Parliament for Oldham West and Royton Oldham West (1970–97)
In office 18 June 1970 – 20 October 2015
Preceded by	Bruce Campbell
Succeeded by	Jim McMahon
Personal details
Born	Michael Hugh Meacher (1939-11-04)4 November 1939 Hemel Hempstead, England
Died	20 October 2015(2015-10-20) (aged 75) London, England
Political party	Labour
Spouses	Molly Reid ​ ​ (m. 1962; div. 1987)​ Lucianne Sawyer ​ (m. 1988)​
Children	4
Alma mater	New College, Oxford London School of Economics

Michael Hugh Meacher (4 November 1939 – 20 October 2015) was a British politician who served as a government minister under Harold Wilson, James Callaghan and Tony Blair. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Oldham West and Royton, previously Oldham West, from 1970 until his death in 2015.

Before entering politics, Meacher was a lecturer in social administration at the University of Essex and the University of York.