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Hall was elected at the [[1929 United Kingdom general election|1929 general election]] as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Portsmouth Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Portsmouth Central]], but lost his seat two years later at the [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931 election]], when Labour split over the formation of the [[National Government 1931-1935|National Government]]. He returned to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] in 1939, at a [[1939 Colne Valley by-election|by-election]] in the [[Colne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Colne Valley constituency]], and held the seat until he died in office in 1962, aged 75.
Hall was elected at the [[1929 United Kingdom general election|1929 general election]] as [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Portsmouth Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Portsmouth Central]], but lost his seat two years later at the [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931 election]], when Labour split over the formation of the [[National Government 1931-1935|National Government]]. He returned to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] in 1939, at a [[1939 Colne Valley by-election|by-election]] in the [[Colne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Colne Valley constituency]], and held the seat until he died in office in 1962, aged 75.


In [[Clement Attlee]]'s post-war government, Hall served as [[Financial Secretary to the Treasury|financial secretary to the Treasury]] from 1945 to 1950. He also served as the colonial secretary.<ref name=oven/> In this capacity he was one of the three figures who shaped the British policy towards [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] during the term of the Labor government.<ref name=oven>{{cite journal | last=Ovendale | first=Ritchie | title=The Palestine Policy of the British Labour Government 1945–1946 | journal=International Affairs | volume=55 | issue=3 |year=1979 |jstor=2615148| doi=10.2307/2615148 | page=410}}</ref> The others included Clement Attlee and [[Ernest Bevin]].<ref name=oven/> He was made a [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|privy councillor]] in 1947. After leaving government in 1950, he served as chair of the [[Parliamentary Labour Party]] (PLP)'s liaison committee, a position equivalent to the current role of Chairman of the PLP.
In [[Clement Attlee]]'s post-war government, Hall served as [[Financial Secretary to the Treasury|financial secretary to the Treasury]] from 1945 to 1950. He was made a [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|privy councillor]] in 1947. After leaving government in 1950, he served as chair of the [[Parliamentary Labour Party]] (PLP)'s liaison committee, a position equivalent to the current role of Chairman of the PLP.


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William George Glenvil Hall (4 April 1887 – 13 October 1962) was a British barrister and Labour politician.[1]

Hall was elected at the 1929 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth Central, but lost his seat two years later at the 1931 election, when Labour split over the formation of the National Government. He returned to the House of Commons in 1939, at a by-election in the Colne Valley constituency, and held the seat until he died in office in 1962, aged 75.

In Clement Attlee's post-war government, Hall served as financial secretary to the Treasury from 1945 to 1950. He was made a privy councillor in 1947. After leaving government in 1950, he served as chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP)'s liaison committee, a position equivalent to the current role of Chairman of the PLP.

References

  1. ^ Cole, Matt (2011). "The Political Starfish: West Yorkshire Liberalism in the Twentieth Century". Contemporary British History. 25 (1): 180. doi:10.1080/13619462.2011.546135.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Portsmouth Central
19291931
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Colne Valley
19391962
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Financial Secretary to the Treasury
1945–1950
Succeeded by