Leslie John Huckfield was born on 7 April 1942 and is a British Labour politician who served as member of parliament for Nuneaton from 1967 to 1983 and as a Member of the European Parliament from 1984 to 1989.
12 Facts About Les Huckfield
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Les Huckfield attended Prince Henry's Grammar School in Evesham, where he won a sixth form prize, taking his A-levels in 1959.
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From 1960 to 1963, Huckfield studied at Keble College, Oxford, graduating with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, subsequently promoted to MA.
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Les Huckfield first stood for Parliament at Warwick and Leamington in 1966, but he was defeated by the Conservative incumbent John Hobson.
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In 1967, at the age of 24, Les Huckfield was elected to parliament for the constituency of Nuneaton in a by-election following the resignation of Frank Cousins, becoming the youngest MP.
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Les Huckfield was Under-Secretary of State for Industry from 1976 to 1979, serving under Industry Secretary Eric Varley in the government of James Callaghan.
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Les Huckfield was a founding member of the Socialist Campaign Group in 1982.
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Les Huckfield had been expected to contest the recreated Sedgefield seat for the 1983 general election, but instead Labour selected Tony Blair as their candidate, who was elected.
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Les Huckfield was then appointed as Director of the Capital Transport Campaign for the Greater London Council.
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Les Huckfield was Vice Chair of Parliament's Transport Committee, and stood down in 1989.
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Les Huckfield is based in Auchterarder, Scotland, where he runs a funding consultancy called Leslie Huckfield Research International.
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Les Huckfield quit as a Labour member in 2003 and now supports Scottish independence.