Freda Corbet

Freda Künzlen Corbet
Member of Parliament for Camberwell North West
In office 5 July 1945 – 22 February 1950
Preceded by	Oscar Guest
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of Parliament for Peckham
In office 23 February 1950 – 28 February 1974
Preceded by	Lewis Silkin
Succeeded by	Harry Lamborn
Personal details
Born	Freda Künzlen Mansell 15 November 1900
Died	1 November 1993 (aged 92)
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Ian McIvor Campbell
Alma mater	University College, London

Freda Künzlen Corbet (15 November 1900 – 1 November 1993), née Mansell, was a British Labour politician.

Corbet was educated at Wimbledon County School and University College, London. She became a teacher, lecturer and a barrister. She was married and widowed and later remarried Ian McIvor Campbell.

Corbet became active in the Labour movement, serving as secretary of the Balham and Tooting Independent Labour Party. She served as a councillor on the London County Council 1935-65 and acted as Chief Whip to the Labour group there, until deposed by Bill Fiske in 1960. She contested Lewisham East at the 1935 general election, without success. She became a magistrate in 1940.

At the 1945 election, Corbet was elected Member of Parliament for Camberwell North West, moving to Peckham in 1950. She retired in February 1974.

References

• The Times House of Commons 1955. The Times. 1955.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Freda Corbet
• Portraits of Freda Corbet at the National Portrait Gallery, London