Frank Dobson

Frank Gordon Dobson (15 March 1940 – 11 November 2019) was a British Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holborn and St. Pancras from 1979 to 2015.

The Right Honourable Frank Dobson
Secretary of State for Health
In office 2 May 1997 – 11 October 1999
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Stephen Dorrell
Succeeded by	Alan Milburn
Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment
In office 20 October 1994 – 2 May 1997
Leader	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Chris Smith
Succeeded by	John Gummer
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
In office 21 October 1993 – 20 October 1994
Leader	John Smith Margaret Beckett (Acting) Tony Blair
Preceded by	John Prescott
Succeeded by	Michael Meacher
Shadow Secretary of State for Employment
In office 18 July 1992 – 21 October 1993
Leader	John Smith
Preceded by	Tony Blair
Succeeded by	John Prescott
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy
In office 2 November 1989 – 18 July 1992
Leader	Neil Kinnock
Preceded by	John Prescott
Succeeded by	Robin Cook (Trade and Industry)
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
In office 13 July 1987 – 2 November 1989
Leader	Neil Kinnock
Preceded by	Peter Shore
Succeeded by	Jack Cunningham
Member of Parliament for Holborn and St. Pancras Holborn and St Pancras South (1979–1983)
In office 3 May 1979 – 30 March 2015
Preceded by	Lena Jeger
Succeeded by	Keir Starmer
Personal details
Born	(1940-03-15)15 March 1940 York, England
Died	11 November 2019(2019-11-11) (aged 79)
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	London School of Economics

He worked in the Tony Blair Cabinet as Secretary of State for Health from 1997 to 1999, and was the official Labour Party candidate for Mayor of London in 2000, ultimately finishing third in the election behind Conservative Steven Norris and the winner, Labour-turned-Independent Ken Livingstone.

Dobson retired at the 2015 general election.

Dobson died on 11 November 2019 at the age of 79.