Iain Luke

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Iain Luke
Member of Parliament for Dundee East
In office 7 June 2001 – 5 May 2005
Preceded by	John McAllion
Succeeded by	Stewart Hosie
Personal details
Born	(1951-10-08) 8 October 1951 Dundee
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Marie Luke
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh, University of Dundee

Iain Malone Luke^[1] (born 8 October 1951, Dundee) is a former Labour Party politician and former Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.

In October 2011, he resigned from the Labour Party in disgust at plots by Labour party members against the former SNP leader Gordon Wilson.^[2]

Biography

Iain Luke was educated at Stobswell Boys' Junior Secondary School and the Harris Academy (then a grammar school) in Dundee. He went to the University of Dundee, gaining an MA in political science and modern history in 1980, and the University of Edinburgh, where he gained a postgraduate diploma in business administration in 1981.

From 1969 to 1974, he was an assistant collector of taxes in Dundee and London. From 1974 to 1975, he was an assistant sales manager for Brown & Tawse, steel stockholders, in Dundee.

From 1982 to 1986, he was a part-time lecturer in general studies at Angus Further Education College (now Angus College) in Arbroath. He had previously been leader of Dundee City Council, being on the council from 1996 to 2001. He was a member of Dundee District Council from 1984 to 1996. He was a senior lecturer at Dundee College in public administration, housing and European studies. He is an undergraduate tutor in the Politics Department of the University of Dundee.

Parliamentary career

At the 2001 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Dundee East,^[3] but lost his seat to Stewart Hosie of the Scottish National Party in the 2005 general election.^[4] In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election, he stood for election in the constituency of the same name, but was defeated by Stewart Hosie's wife, and incumbent MSP, Shona Robison.^[5]

Personal life

He married Marie and they have a son and two daughters.

References

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John McAllion	Member of Parliament for Dundee East 2001–2005	Succeeded by Stewart Hosie

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Name	Luke, Iain
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	8 October 1951
Place of birth	Dundee
Date of death
Place of death

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