Roland Boyes

Roland Boyes (12 February 1937 – 16 June 2006) was a British Labour Party politician, amateur photographer and, in retirement, a fundraiser for research into Alzheimer's disease.Boyes was born in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, the son of a lorry driver, and educated at Wooldale Infant and Junior School.[1] He then attended Coventry Teachers Training College, where he met his future wife, and taught mathematics in secondary schools for 13 years.[citation needed] Boyes began his political career by joining the Labour Party at age 20.He lost his front-bench position when John Smith became leader of the Labour Party, but then served on Select committees, on Environment from 1992 to 1994 and on National Heritage from 1994 to 1997.
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