Leo Abse
Politician
1917 – 2008
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Who was Leo Abse?
Leopold Abse was a Welsh lawyer, politician and gay rights campaigner. He was a Welsh Labour Member of Parliament for nearly 30 years, and was noted for promoting private member's bills to decriminalise male homosexual relations and liberalise the divorce laws. Following his retirement from Parliament he wrote several books about politics based on his interest in psychoanalysis.
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- Born
- Apr 22, 1917
Cardiff - Siblings
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- Died
- Aug 19, 2008
Charing Cross Hospital
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on July 23, 2013
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