Harriet Slater

Who was Harriet Slater?

Harriet Slater CBE, née Evans, was a British Labour and Co-operative politician.

Educated at Hanley High School and Dudley Teachers’ Training College, Slater was National Organiser for the Cooperative Party from 1942 to 1953, and a local councillor in Stoke-on-Trent from 1933 to 1965.

She was elected Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North at a by-election in 1953, and served until her retirement at the 1966 general election. From 1964 to 1966, she was a Government whip with the formal title of Lord of the Treasury.