12 Facts About Tom Pendry

Tom Pendry was previously the Labour member of parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde from 1970 to 2001.

Tom Pendry was president of the Football Foundation Ltd and was formerly sports advisor to Tameside District Council Sports Trust.

Tom Pendry was born in Broadstairs, Kent on 10 June 1934.

Tom Pendry worked as a trade union officer for NUPE, and as an engineer.

Tom Pendry was a councillor on Paddington Borough Council in London from 1962 to 1965, representing Harrow Road South.

Tom Pendry was elected to Parliament in 1970 for Stalybridge and Hyde, which at the time covered areas in Cheshire and Lancashire, and subsequently became part of Greater Manchester.

Tom Pendry served as an opposition whip between 1971 and 1974.

In James Callaghan's administration between 1976 and 1979 Tom Pendry served as a junior Lord Commissioner of the Treasury and subsequently as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

Lord Tom Pendry had a love of sport that he developed during National Service with the Royal Air Force.

Tom Pendry was appointed President of the Football Foundation in February 2003 and continued to serve in this capacity up until his death in 2023.

Tom Pendry was a member of the Lords and Commons Cigar Club.

Tom Pendry's memoir, Taking It on the Chin, was published in 2016.