Martin O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of Clackmannan
| The Right Honourable The Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan | |
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| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | |
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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) | |
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In office 4 May 1979 – 11 April 2005 | |
| Preceded by | George Reid |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 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
- ↑ Tempest, Matthew; agencies (13 May 2005). "Labour becomes biggest party in Lords". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
- ↑ "No. 57677". The London Gazette. 17 June 2005. p. 7919.
- ↑ "Heriot-Watt University Honorary Graduates, November 2011". Heriot-Watt University. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by George Reid |
Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire 1979–1983 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Clackmannan 1983–1997 |
Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Ochil 1997–2005 |
Constituency abolished |