Thomas McAvoy
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The Right Honourable The Lord McAvoy PC |
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| Opposistion Chief Whip of the House of Lords | |
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Assumed office 25 January 2018 |
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| Preceded by | Steve Bassam, Baron Bassam of Brighton |
| Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in House of Lords | |
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In office 27 May 2015 – 24 January 2018 Serving with Denis Tunnicliffe |
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| Preceded by | The Baroness Smith of Basildon |
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Treasurer of the Household Deputy Chief Whip |
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In office 5 October 2008 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Nick Brown |
| Succeeded by | John Randall |
| Comptroller of the Household | |
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In office 2 May 1997 – 5 October 2008 |
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| Prime Minister |
Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Timothy Wood |
| Succeeded by | John Spellar |
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Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West Glasgow Rutherglen (1987–2005) |
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In office 12 June 1987 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | James Gregor Mackenzie |
| Succeeded by | Tom Greatrex |
| Personal details | |
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14 December 1943 Rutherglen |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Spouse(s) | Eleanor McAvoy |
| Children | 4 |
Thomas McLaughlin McAvoy, Baron McAvoy, PC (born 14 December 1943) is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician currently serving as Opposistion Chief Whip in the House of Lords.
McAvoy was a Member of Parliament for over 20 years, firstly as MP for Glasgow Rutherglen from 1987 to 2005 and then for Rutherglen and Hamilton West from 2005 to 2010 .
He held several positions in the Commons Government Whips Office, including Comptroller of the Household (Government Pairing Whip) from 1997 to 2008, then Treasurer of the Household (Government Deputy Chief Whip) from 2008 to 2010.
He entered the Lords after retiring as an MP shortly after the 2010 General Election, where he served as an Opposition Spokesperson for Scotland and Northern Ireland as well as a Senior Whip.
Tommy McAvoy was born in Rutherglen on 14 December 1943. McAvoy worked as a storeman at the Hoover factory in Cambuslang, and was a shop steward for the Amalgamated Engineering Union; following the succession of trade union mergers, he is now a member of Unite the Union (Amicus Section).
McAvoy and his wife Eleanor have four sons.
His brother Eddie McAvoy is a local politician who served as the leader of South Lanarkshire Council from 1999 to 2017.
In 1982, McAvoy was elected to Strathclyde Regional Council, and served until being elected to Parliament in 1987 as the Scottish Labour and Co-operative Member for Glasgow Rutherglen. From 2005 to 2010, he sat as the member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West.
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