Back Derek Foster, Baron Foster of Bishop Auckland German Derek Foster (baron Foster de Bishop Auckland) French Derek Foster, Baron Foster nke Bishop Auckland IG Derek Foster Volapuk
The Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland | |
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| Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 19 October 1995 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Leader | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Ann Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Michael Heseltine |
| Shadow Minister for the Citizen's Charter | |
| In office 19 October 1995 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Leader | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Ann Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Opposition Chief Whip of the House of Commons | |
| In office 23 October 1985 – 19 October 1995 | |
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| Preceded by | Michael Cocks |
| Succeeded by | Donald Dewar |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 16 June 2005 – 5 January 2019 Life peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland | |
| In office 3 May 1979 – 11 April 2005 | |
| Preceded by | James Boyden |
| Succeeded by | Helen Goodman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Derek Foster 25 June 1937 Sunderland, England |
| Died | 5 January 2019 (aged 81) Sunderland, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | St Catherine's Society, Oxford |
Derek Foster, Baron Foster of Bishop Auckland, PC, DL (25 June 1937[1] – 5 January 2019) was a British Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland, in County Durham, from 1979 to 2005.[1]