Don Concannon

John Dennis Concannon, known as Don Concannon, (16 May 1930 – 14 December 2003), was a British Labour Party politician.

Concannon was educated at Rossington secondary school and the extra-mural department of the University of Nottingham. He was a miner and National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) official and served as a councillor on Mansfield Borough Council from 1963.

Concannon was elected Member of Parliament for Mansfield in 1966. Under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan, he was a Government whip and Northern Ireland minister, and was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1978. He was sponsored by the NUM.

A serious car accident led to his retirement as MP for Mansfield in 1987 and replacement by Alan Meale.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Bernard Taylor	Member of Parliament for Mansfield 1966–1987	Succeeded by Alan Meale
Political offices
Preceded by Paul Hawkins	Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1974	Succeeded by James Hamilton
Preceded by Jack Donaldson	Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland with Jack Donaldson 1974–1976	Succeeded by Raymond Carter James Dunn
Preceded by Roland Moyle	Minister of State for Northern Ireland with Roland Moyle 1976 The Lord Melchett 1976–1979 1976–1979	Succeeded by Hugh Rossi Michael Alison

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