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Scottish Labour Party politician (1932–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the 17th century Scottish general, see Tam Dalyell of the Binns.
Sir Thomas Dalyell, 11th Baronet, FRSGS, (/diˈɛl/ ⓘ dee-EL; 9 August 1932 – 26 January 2017), known as Tam Dalyell, was a Scottish Labour Party politician who was a member of the House of Commons from 1962 to 2005. He represented West Lothian from 1962 to 1983, then Linlithgow from 1983 to 2005. He formulated what came to be known as the "West Lothian question", on whether non-English MPs should be able to vote upon English-only matters after political devolution. He was also known for his anti-war, anti-imperialist views, opposing the Falklands War, the Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War.
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Sir Tam Dalyell | |
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Lord Rector of the University of Edinburgh | |
In office 7 March 2003 – 15 February 2006 | |
Preceded by | Robin Harper |
Succeeded by | Mark Ballard |
Father of the House of Commons | |
In office 7 June 2001 – 11 April 2005 | |
Speaker | Michael Martin |
Preceded by | Sir Edward Heath |
Succeeded by | Alan Williams |
Member of Parliament for Linlithgow West Lothian (1962–1983) | |
In office 14 June 1962 – 11 April 2005 | |
Preceded by | John Taylor |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Dalyell Loch (1932-08-09)9 August 1932 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 26 January 2017(2017-01-26) (aged 84) West Lothian, Scotland |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse |
Kathleen Wheatley (m. 1963) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Royal Scots Greys British Army |
Years of service | 1950–1952 |
Rank | Trooper |
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