Robert Carr

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Person.png Robert Carr  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
Born1916-11-11
Died2012-02-17 (Age 95)
Alma materGonville and Caius College Cambridge
PartyConservative

Employment.png Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
4 March 1974 - 18 February 1975
Preceded byDenis Healey
Succeeded byGeoffrey Howe

Employment.png Home Secretary Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
18 July 1972 - 4 March 1974
Preceded byReginald Maudling
Succeeded byRoy Jenkins

Employment.png Lord President of the Council

In office
7 April 1972 - 18 July 1972
Preceded byWilliam Whitelaw

Employment.png Leader of the House of Commons Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
7 April 1972 - 18 July 1972
Preceded byWilliam Whitelaw

Employment.png Secretary of State for Employment Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
20 June 1970 - 7 April 1972

In 1970, Robert Carr's home was damaged by an explosion. Responsibility for this was later claimed by a home-grown terrorist group calling itself "The Angry Brigade". As a result, the Metropolitan Police Bomb Squad was formed, which was later renamed the Metropolitan Police Anti-Terrorist Branch.[1]

Shresbury 24

Ricky Tomlinson and other surviving members of the Shrewsbury 24 claim that they were framed by UK Home Secretary Robert Carr, and are demanding government papers be released into the public domain to prove their case.[2]

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