John McAllion
| John McAllion | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dundee East |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 1 May 2003 |
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| Preceded by | New parliament |
| Succeeded by | Shona Robison |
| Member of the UK Parliament for Dundee East |
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In office 11 June 1987 – 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Gordon Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Iain Luke |
| Personal details | |
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13 February 1948 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish Socialist Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Labour (until 2006) |
John McAllion (born 13 February 1948, Glasgow) is a campaigner for the Scottish Socialist Party, as well as former Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP), Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP), and convenor of Tayside Regional Council. He is also convener of the Scottish Fairtrade Forum.
McAllion was originally a member of the Scottish Labour Party (SLP) that was formed in 1976 by Jim Sillars, when the SLP collapsed he chose to join the Labour Party (unlike Sillars who joined the Scottish National Party). A teacher by profession, McAllion became a Labour member of Tayside regional council of which he became the convenor in 1986. In the 1987 general election McAllion was elected Labour MP for the Dundee East constituency, defeating SNP leader Gordon Wilson, who had been the sitting MP since 1974.
McAllion was a member of Scottish Labour Action, putting him on the Scottish nationalist wing of the Labour Party, and of the Campaign for Socialism, placing him firmly on the left of the party. As befitted a member of the Scottish Labour Action group he strongly favoured home rule for Scotland, and was often outspoken in his defence of civic-minded Scottish nationalism. In 1999 he was elected to the Scottish Parliament to represent Dundee East.
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