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Audrey Wise (Audrey Brown) was born on 4 January, 1932 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, is a British politician (1932–2000). Discover Audrey Wise's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?
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Audrey Brown |
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| Age |
68 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
4 January, 1932 |
| Birthday |
4 January |
| Birthplace |
Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Date of death |
2 September, 2000 |
| Died Place |
Stafford, England |
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Audrey Wise Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Audrey Wise's Husband?
Her husband is John Wise (m. 1953)
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John Wise (m. 1953) |
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| Children |
2 (including Valerie) |
Audrey Wise Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Audrey Wise worth at the age of 68 years old? Audrey Wise’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. She is from . We have estimated Audrey Wise's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
politician |
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Timeline
Audrey Wise (née Brown; 4 January 1932 – 2 September 2000) was a British Labour politician who was the Member of Parliament for Coventry South West from 1974 to 1979, and for Preston from 1987 until her death.
Audrey Wise was born Audrey Brown in Newcastle upon Tyne, the daughter of a former Labour councillor.
She married her husband John, a dispensing optician, in 1953, and they two children: Valerie, who is also a political activist, and a son, Ian.
At the age of 21 she became a Tottenham borough councillor.
Despite Labour being in power, "at Westminster in the 1970s she was regarded as something of a left-wing nuisance, a state of affairs that she viewed as necessary and desirable."
During the 1970s she was a leading member of the Institute for Workers' Control.
She served as MP for Coventry South West from February 1974 to 1979, a period of tenuous Labour Government with marginal or no majorities.
She visited Portugal in 1974 to report on and participate in the Carnation Revolution that overthrew the fascist dictatorship, recording her experiences and analysis in Eyewitness in Revolutionary Portugal. She was famously arrested on the picket line during the Grunwick dispute where Asian women workers were striking for union recognition.
With Jeff Rooker, she co-authored the Rooker-Wise Amendment to Denis Healey's 1977 budget which sought to freeze many annual fiscal changes to mitigate global inflation; this amendment introduced retrospective inflation-proofing on personal tax allowances (the tax-free portion of individuals' earnings), and resulted in £450 million being returned to taxpayers.
Losing her seat in the 1979 general election, she stood unsuccessfully in Woolwich in 1983.
She was then elected as MP for Preston in 1987, which she held until her death in 2000.
Wise was a member of the left-wing Campaign Group of Labour MPs. She was president of the shop staff union USDAW between 1991 and 1997.
As a member of the health select committee, she persuaded the committee to hold an inquiry into maternity services.
The report, endorsed by the Conservative government, called for services to become more woman-centred, and recommended increased access to home births and water births.
On 2 September 2000, Wise died at her home in Stafford from a brain tumour, which had been diagnosed some five months earlier.
Her family described her death as "one fight she did not win".
The conflict between Wise and the Labour Whips was highlighted in the National Theatre play This House by James Graham in 2012.
