Freda Corbet

Who was Freda Corbet?

Freda Künzlen Corbet was a British Labour politician.

Born Freda Mansell, she was educated at Wimbledon County School and University College, London. She became a teacher, lecturer and a barrister. She was married and widowed and later re-married Ian McIvor Campbell.

Corbet became active in the Labour movement, serving as secretary of the Balham and Tooting Independent Labour Party. She served as a councillor on the London County Council 1935-65 and acted as Chief Whip to the Labour group there, until deposed by Bill Fiske in 1960. She contested Lewisham East at the 1935 general election, without success. She became a magistrate in 1940.

At the 1945 election, Corbet was elected Member of Parliament for Camberwell North West, moving to Peckham in 1950. She retired in February 1974.