Gwyneth Dunwoody

The Honourable Gwyneth Dunwoody
Dunwoody in 2008
Member of Parliament for Crewe and Nantwich Crewe (1974–1983)
In office 28 February 1974 – 17 April 2008
Preceded by	Scholefield Allen
Succeeded by	Edward Timpson
Chair of the Transport Committee[a]
In office 16 July 1997 – 17 April 2008
Preceded by	Paul Channon
Succeeded by	Louise Ellman
Member of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom
In office 1 July 1975 – 7 June 1979
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade
In office 29 August 1967 – 24 June 1970
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	The Lord Walston
Succeeded by	Anthony Grant
Member of Parliament for Exeter
In office 31 March 1966 – 29 May 1970
Preceded by	Rolf Dudley-Williams
Succeeded by	John Hannam
Shadow portfolios Shadow Cabinet 1984–1985 Transport 1983–1984 Without Portfolio 1980–1983 Health Shadow Frontbench 1980–1980 Foreign Affairs
Personal details
Born	Gwyneth Patricia Phillips (1930-12-12)12 December 1930 Fulham, London, England
Died	17 April 2008(2008-04-17) (aged 77) John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England
Political party	Labour
Spouse	John Dunwoody ​ ​ (m. 1954; div. 1975)​
Children	3, including Tamsin
Parents	Morgan Phillips Norah Phillips

Gwyneth Patricia Dunwoody (née Phillips; 12 December 1930 – 17 April 2008) was a British Labour Party politician, who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Exeter from 1966 to 1970, and then for Crewe (later Crewe and Nantwich) from February 1974 to her death in 2008.^[1] She was a moderate socialist^[2] and had a reputation as a fiercely independent parliamentarian, described as "intelligent, obstinate, opinionated and hard-working".^[3]

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