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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Varley
Forenames	Eric Graham
Pre Title	Lord
Title	Baron Varley of Chesterfield
Epithet	Politician
Dates	1932-2008
Gender Identity	Male
Biography	Eric Graham Varley was born in Poolsbrook. His father was a coalminer, Frank Varley. His mother was Eva Varley, née Goring. He became a branch secretary in the National Union of Mineworkers in 1955. He was adopted as the Chesterfield constituency Labour Party candidate in 1963 and elected to parliament the following year. He became Parliamentary Private Secretary to Prime Minister Harold Wilson in November 1968 and became a junior minister at the Ministry of Technology from 1969. Varley left parliament in 1984, to become chairman of Coalite Plc. He was made a life peer in 1990.
Key Events	1932 born, Poolsbrook, Staveley 1955 married Marjorie Turner 1964-1984 Member of Parliament for Chesterfield 1968 Parliamentary Private Secretary to the prime minister 1969 Junior technology minister 1984 Chairman of Coalite 1990 Life peerage
Source	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Varley
Authorised Form of Name	Varley; Lord; Eric Graham (1932-2008); Baron Varley of Chesterfield; Politician

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