Frederick Roberts (politician)

For other people named Frederick Roberts, see Frederick Roberts (disambiguation).

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Roberts on the far right, holding the umbrella.

Frederick Owen Roberts PC (2 July 1876 – 23 October 1941) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.

He was elected at the 1918 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich, defeating the sitting Conservative MP Viscount Lewisham. He held the seat until the Conservatives regained it in 1931, but was re-elected at the 1935 general election.

He was sworn as a Privy Councillor in 1924, when he was appointed as Minister of Pensions in Ramsay MacDonald's First Labour Government. He held the same post in the 1929–1931 Labour Government.

He resigned his seat on 3 April 1941, and died later that year, aged 65.

References

• Historical list of MPs: W
• List of Privy Councillors

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Frederick Roberts
• Portraits of Frederick Owen Roberts at the National Portrait Gallery, London

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Viscount Lewisham	Member of Parliament for West Bromwich 1918–1931	Succeeded by Alexander Ramsay
Preceded by Alexander Ramsay	Member of Parliament for West Bromwich 1935–1941	Succeeded by John Dugdale
Political offices
Preceded by George Tryon	Minister of Pensions 1924	Succeeded by George Tryon
Preceded by George Tryon	Minister of Pensions 1929–1931	Succeeded by George Tryon
Party political offices
Preceded by Robert Williams	Chair of the Labour Party 1926 – 1927	Succeeded by George Lansbury