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Harold Boardman

Harold Boardman (22 February 1907 – 1 January 1994) was a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for over three decades.

Born in Leigh, Lancashire, Boardman worked as a coal miner before entering politics. He was active in the Lancashire and Cheshire Miners' Federation and served on the Leigh Borough Council.

Boardman was elected as MP for Leigh at the 1945 general election, holding the seat continuously until his retirement at the 1979 general election. During his parliamentary career, he served as a Government Whip (Lord Commissioner of the Treasury) from 1966 to 1969 under Prime Minister Harold Wilson. He was also a member of the Speaker's Panel of Chairmen, deputising for the Speaker in the House of Commons and in Standing Committees.

He died in January 1994 at the age of 86.

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