Martin O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Clackmannan

The Right Honourable
The Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
In office
14 June 1988  18 July 1992
Leader Neil Kinnock
Preceded by Denzil Davies
Succeeded by David Clark
Member of Parliament
for Ochil
Clackmannan (1983-1997)
Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire (1979-1983)
In office
4 May 1979  11 April 2005
Preceded by George Reid
Succeeded by Constituency Abolished
Personal details
Born (1945-01-06) 6 January 1945
Nationality Scottish
Political party Labour
Occupation Politician

Martin John O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Clackmannan (born 6 January 1945) is a Scottish politician.

Parliamentary career

After unsuccessfully contesting Edinburgh North in October 1974, he was a Labour Member of Parliament between 1979 and 2005, representing the Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire, Clackmannan and Ochil seats successively. He was a shadow defence secretary and later was Chairman of the Trade and Industry Select committee.

House of Lords

On 13 May 2005 it was announced that he would be created a life peer,[1] and on 14 June 2005 was created Baron O'Neill of Clackmannan, of Clackmannan in Clackmannanshire.[2]

Outside politics

Lord O'Neill is Chairman of the Strategic Forum for Construction was Chairman of the Nuclear Industry Association .

He is a lifelong supporter of Hibernian F.C. and was a director of the club for a few years. He is also a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association. He was one of the fifty signatories to a letter published in The Guardian in 2010, which called for Pope Benedict XVI not to be given a state visit to the UK, and accused the Catholic Church of increasing the spread of AIDS and promoting segregated education.

Lord O'Neill received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2011 [3]

References

  1. Tempest, Matthew; agencies (13 May 2005). "Labour becomes biggest party in Lords". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  2. "No. 57677". The London Gazette. 17 June 2005. p. 7919.
  3. "Heriot-Watt University Honorary Graduates, November 2011". Heriot-Watt University. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
George Reid
Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire
19791983
Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Clackmannan
19831997
Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Ochil
19972005
Constituency abolished
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