Leo Abse

Leo Abse
Chair of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee
In office
25 January 1980 – 20 November 1981
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byDonald Anderson
Member of Parliament
for Torfaen
Pontypool (1958–1983)
In office
10 November 1958 – 18 May 1987
Preceded byGranville West
Succeeded byPaul Murphy
Member of Cardiff City Council
In office
1953–1958
Personal details
Born
Leopold Abse

(1917-04-22)22 April 1917
Cardiff, Wales
Died19 August 2008(2008-08-19) (aged 91)
London, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Alma materLondon School of Economics
Occupation

Leopold Abse (22 April 1917 – 19 August 2008)[1] was a British lawyer and politician. He was a British Labour MP for nearly 30 years, noted for promoting private member's bills to decriminalise male homosexual relations and liberalise the divorce laws. During his parliamentary career, Abse introduced more private member's bills than any other parliamentarian in the 20th century.[2] After his retirement from Parliament he wrote several books about politics, based on his interest in psychoanalysis.

  1. ^ "Leo Abse: MP who fought to reform homosexuality and divorce laws". The Times. London. 21 August 2008. Archived from the original on 31 May 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Guardian obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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