Joel Barnett
Former Chief Secretary to the Treasury of the United Kingdom
Joel Barnett, Baron Barnett, PC was a Labour Party politician. As Chief Secretary to the Treasury in the late 1970s, he devised the Barnett Formula that allocates public spending in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Wikipedia
Born: October 14, 1923, Manchester, United Kingdom
Died: November 1, 2014 (age 91 years), Manchester, United Kingdom
Children: Erica Hazel Barnett
Grandparents: Annie Joseph and Morris Barnett
Partner: Lilian Stella Goldstone (1949–)
Party: Labour Party
Previous offices: Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury of the United Kingdom (1979–1979), Chief Secretary to the Treasury of the United Kingdom (1974–1979), and Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom (1964–1983)
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