Michael Stewart is also the name of a playwright and librettist, an NBA basketball player and an association football player. Michael Stewart (1924 New York City- 1987), playwright and librettist. ...

Captain Robert Maitland Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham, PC (November 6, 1906, Bromley - March 13, 1990) was a British Labour politician who served twice as Foreign Secretary in the first cabinet of Harold Wilson. This article concerns the British Sovereigns Privy Council. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Bromley is the main town in the London Borough of Bromley. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs is a member of the British Government responsible for relations with foreign countries. ... James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, PC (March 11, 1916 – May 24, 1995) was one of the more successful Labour Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and a 1960s icon. ...

The son of Robert Wallace Stewart, author and lecturer, and Eva Stewart née Blaxley, Stewart was educated at Brownhill Road Elementary School, Catford, Christ's Hospital and St. John's College, Oxford, graduating with a first class BA in philosophy in 1929. Catford is an area in the London Borough of Lewisham, England. ... Christs Hospital is a school in Horsham, West Sussex, United Kingdom. ... St Johns College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

While at university, Stewart was President of the Oxford Union, and of St John's Labour Club (1929). He worked for a short period with the Secretariat of the League of Nations, before becoming an schoolmaster, first at Merchant Taylors' School in London, then Coopers' Company's School, Mile End, then at Frome, Somerset. During World War II, Stewart served in the Middle East, joining the Intelligence Corps in 1942, then transferring to the Army Educational Corps, 1943; he was promoted to Captain in 1944. Oxford Union Societys Victorian (new) debating chamber The Oxford Union Society, commonly referred to simply as the Oxford Union, is a private debating society whose membership is drawn primarily from the University of Oxford. ... The League of Nations was an international organisation founded after the First World War with its constitution being approved by the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. ... Mile End is also a neighborhood in Montreal. ... Frome (pronounced Froom) is a small town in Somerset, England, near the Mendip Hills. ... This page is about the county of Somerset in the United Kingdom. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... The Intelligence Corps (often called Int Corps) is one of the corps of the British Army, responsible for gathering, analysing and disseminating military intelligence and also for counter-intelligence and security. ...

On 26 July 1941 he married Mary Birkinshaw, later Baroness Stewart of Alvechurch; they had no children. July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Stewart had contested West Lewisham in 1931 and 1935, and East Fulham in 1936; after the war he became MP for Fulham East 1945-55, then for Fulham 1955-74, and Hammersmith, Fulham 1974-79. Soon after his initial election, he was made a junior whip, then a minster, as Under-Secretary of State for War 1947-51 and as Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Supply, May-October 1951. Following Labour's defeat in the 1951 election, Stewart rose along the shadow front bench, as Shadow Minister of Education 1955-59 then Shadow Minister of Housing and Local Government 1959-64. Lewisham is an area within the London Borough of Lewisham in south-east London. ... Fulham is a London district. ... Hammersmith is a town in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London. ... The 1951 election was held soon after the UK general election, 1950, which Labour won, but got an unusable majority. ...

When Harold Wilson became Prime Minister in 1964, Stewart became Secretary of State for Education and Science. He was promoted to Foreign Secretary in January 1965, then Secretary of State for Economic Affairs in 1966. From 1966 to 1968, he was First Secretary of State. He returned to the Foreign Office from 1968-70. James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, PC (March 11, 1916 – May 24, 1995) was one of the more successful Labour Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and a 1960s icon. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Secretary of State for Education and Skills is the chief minister of the Department for Education and Skills in the United Kingdom government. ... The title of Foreign Secretary has been traditionally used to refer to the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. ... The Secretary of State for Economic Affairs was a position in the United Kingdom government briefly established by Harold Wilson in October 1964. ... First Secretary of State is a title within the British government, principally thought to be honorific, currently held by the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott MP. Categories: Stub | Government of the UK ... The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom abroad. ...

A committed pro-European, Stewart was Leader of the Labour Delegation to the Council of Europe in June 1970, and joint president of the Labour Committee for Europe with George Brown and Roy Jenkins. He served as a member of the European Parliament 1975-76. Pro-European is a subjective term applied to a person who supports the European Union (EU) and/or further European integration, specifically in the context of political argument over the current and future status of the EU and its policies. ... The Palace of Europe in Strasbourg The Council of Europe is an international organisation of 46 member states in the European region. ... Several notable persons share the name George Brown: George Brown, later Lord George-Brown, the British politician and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs George Brown (Canadian politician) the Canadian journalist and politician George Brown (musician) the musician in Kool and the Gang Sir George Brown (soldier), British military officer... Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, OM, PC (November 11, 1920 - January 5, 2003) was a British politician and a prominent Labour MP in the 1960s and 1970s and founding member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ...

Stewart was made a member of the Privy Council in 1964, serving until his death. In July 1979, he entered the House of Lords as a life peer. This article concerns the British Sovereigns Privy Council. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the British House of Lords. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ...

Bibliography

• The Forty Hour Week (Fabian Society), (1936)
• Bias and Education for Democracy (1937)
• The British Approach to Politics (1938)
• Modern Forms of Government (1959)
• Life and Labour (1980) - his autobiography
• European Security: the case against unilateral nuclear disarmament (1981)