Frederick Roberts (British politician)

Frederick Owen Roberts was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Roberts worked as a compositor and became active in the Typographical Association, serving on its executive council. He was also active in the Labour Party, and served on its National Executive Committee of the [Labour Party|National Executive Committee] for many years.
He was elected at the 1918 [United Kingdom general election|1918 general election] as member of parliament for West Bromwich, defeating the sitting Conservative MP Viscount Lewisham. He held the seat until the Conservatives regained it in 1931 [United Kingdom general election|1931], but was re-elected at the 1935 general election.
He was sworn as a Privy Council of [the United Kingdom|Privy Councillor] in 1924, when he was appointed as Minister of Pensions in Ramsay MacDonald's First Labour Government. He held the same post in the 1929–1931 Labour Government.
He resigned his seat on 3 April 1941, and died later that year, aged 65.