Mary Holt

Mary Holt
Member of Parliament
for Preston North
In office
18 June 1970  27 February 1974
Preceded by Ronald Atkins
Succeeded by Ronald Atkins
Personal details
Born (1924-07-31) 31 July 1924
Nationality British
Political party Conservative
Alma mater Girton College, Cambridge

Mary Holt (born 31 July 1924) is a retired British Conservative Party politician and judge.

Education

Holt gained her degree from Girton College, Cambridge.[1]

Career

Holt was Member of Parliament (MP) for Preston North from 1970 to 1974, when she lost the seat in the February election of that year to Labour's Ronald Atkins (from whom she had won the seat in 1970). Her attempt to regain the seat in the October 1974 election was unsuccessful.[2]

From 1977 to 1995, Holt was a circuit court judge.

References

  1. "Former women MPs first elected in the 1970s: Mary Holt". qub.ac.uk. Centre for Advancement of Women in Politics, Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. Times Guide to the House of Commons October 1974
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Ronald Atkins
Member of Parliament for Preston North
1970February 1974
Succeeded by
Ronald Atkins


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