Allen Adams
Allender Steele Adams, known as Allen Adams, (16 February 1946 – 5 September 1990), was a British Labour politician.
Adams was born in Glasgow. He married Irene on 24 February 1968.[1]
Adams, a Strathclyde Regional Councillor, was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley from 1979 to 1983, then for Paisley North from 1983 until his death in 1990 at the age of 44. He had served as Labour's Scottish whip whilst an MP. On 31 March 1988, he described Margaret Thatcher in the House of Commons as having "behaved towards Scotland with all the sensitivity of a sex-starved boa constrictor" (a remark immediately withdrawn, as is the custom in the Commons).[2]
In the by-election that followed his death, his widow, Irene Adams (who had succeeded him on the Strathclyde Council and served as his secretary while he was MP), was elected MP for Paisley North.
His Widow is now a Labour peer in the House of Lords.
References
- ↑ "Announcements", The Daily Telegraph, 30 June 2005
- ↑ Hansard HC Deb 31 March 1988 vol 130 cc1277-86
Sources
- Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1987 and 1992 editions
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Allen Adams
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Robertson |
Member of Parliament for Paisley 1979–1983 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Paisley North 1983–1990 |
Succeeded by Irene Adams |