Joel Barnett Baron Barnett Politician
Joel Barnett, Baron Barnett, PC (14 October 1923 – 1 November 2014), 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.
Personal facts
| Birth date | October 14, 1923 |
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Office holder
| office | Member of Parliament Chief Secretary to the Treasury for Heywood and Royton |
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