Martin O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Clackmannan
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The Right Honourable The Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | |
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In office 14 June 1988 – 18 July 1992 |
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| Leader | Neil Kinnock |
| Preceded by | Denzil Davies |
| Succeeded by | David Clark |
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Member of Parliament for Ochil Clackmannan (1983-1997) Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire (1979-1983) |
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In office 4 May 1979 – 11 April 2005 |
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| Preceded by | George Reid |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
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| Born | 6 January 1945 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Labour |
| Occupation | Politician |
Martin John O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Clackmannan (born 6 January 1945) is a Scottish politician.
After unsuccessfully contesting Edinburgh North in October 1974, he was a Labour Member of Parliament between 1979 and 2005, representing the Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire, Clackmannan and Ochil seats successively. He was a shadow defence secretary and later was Chairman of the Trade and Industry Select committee.
On 13 May 2005 it was announced that he would be created a life peer, and on 14 June 2005 was created Baron O'Neill of Clackmannan, of Clackmannan in Clackmannanshire.
Lord O'Neill is Chairman of the Strategic Forum for Construction was Chairman of the Nuclear Industry Association .
He is a lifelong follower of Hibernian F.C. and was a director of the club for a few years. He is also a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association. He was one of the fifty signatories to letter published in the Guardian in 2010,which called for Pope Benedict XVI not to be given a state visit to the UK, and accused the Catholic Church of increasing the spread of Aids and promoting segregated education.
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