Donald Dixon, Baron Dixon

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Donald "Don" Dixon, Baron Dixon , PC , DL (* 6. March 1929 ; † 19th February 2017 ) was a British politician of the Labor Party and Life Peer .

life and career

Dixon was born on March 6, 1929 to Christopher and Jane Dixon. He also used the nickname "Don". Dixon attended Ellison St. Elementary School in Jarrow .

In 1947 he became a member of the Royal Engineers . He worked as a shipyard worker from 1947 to 1974. He was a member of the Jarrow Metropolitan Borough Council from 1963 to 1974. Dixon was a Councilor on the Tyneside MDC from 1963 to 1974 . From 1974 to 1979 he was Branch Secretary of the General and Municipal Workers Union , now the GMB. From 1974 to 1981 he was a member of the South Tyneside Metropolitan District Council .

It was also Dixon Chairman (Chairman) of the PLP Shipbuilding Group . Dixon lived in Jarrow to the end.

Membership in the House of Commons

Dixon was from 1979 to 1997 for the constituency Jarrow member of the House of Commons .

He was in parliament for the Labor Party. From 1987 to 1996 he was Deputy Chief Whip . Dixon was 1989 Chairman (Chair) of the Northern Group Labor MPs .

He became a member of the Privy Council in 1996 and then Deputy Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear in 1997 .

In 1997 he was posthumously accused by Gordon McMaster of having started rumors about him. Dixon said he was surprised.

Membership in the House of Lords

Dixon was named a Life Peer as Baron Dixon, of Jarrow in the County of Tyne and Wear on June 9, 1997 . He made his inaugural address at the House of Lords on July 23, 1997.

As subjects of political concern on the House of Lords website, he identified unions, ships and shipbuilding, maritime affairs, housing, transportation and social services; he named the Commonwealth and Cyprus states as states of interest .

From 2003 to 2006 he was a member of the Administration and Works Committee .

  • 1997/1998 session: 181 * days (out of 228)
  • Session period April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002: 115 days
  • Session period April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003: 144 days
  • Session period April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004: 141 days
  • Session period April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005: 122 days
  • Session period April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006: 77 days
  • Session period April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007: 57 days
  • Session period April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008: 91 days
  • Session period April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009: 104 days
  • Session period April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010: 6 days
  • Session period April 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010: 22 days
  • Session period July 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010: 16 days
  • Session period October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010: 43 days
  • Session period January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011: 43 days
  • April 2011: 6 days (out of 7)
  • May 2011: 11 days (out of 15)
  • June 2011: 12 days (out of 17)
  • July 2011: 8 days (out of 13)
  • August 2011: 0 days (out of 1)
  • September 2011: 0 days (out of 8)
  • October 2011: 0 days (out of 18)
  • November 2011: 13 days (out of 18)
  • December 2011: 8 days (out of 13)
  • January 2012: 12 days (out of 14)
  • February 2012: 12 days (out of 14)
  • March 2012: 1 days (out of 17)
  • April 2012: 4 days (out of 5)
  • May 2012: 0 days (out of 13)
  • June 2012: 1 day (of 13)
  • July 2012: 0 days (out of 16)
  • August 2012: 0 days (from 0)
  • September 2012: 0 days (from 0)

In the period evaluated from 2001 onwards, he was initially regularly present, then his presence began to fluctuate. On July 28, 2014, Lord Dixon was granted a "Leave of Absence", giving him leave of absence from his membership in the House of Lords. On February 9, 2016, he then voluntarily resigned from the House of Lords.

Honors

Dixon became a Freeman of the Borough of Jarrow in 1972 . In 1997 he became a Freeman of the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside .

family

He was married to Doreen Morad, daughter of Cyril Morad. They have a son and a daughter.

literature

  • House Of Commons Library Research Paper 09/31 - Members since 1979, p. 51
  • Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Limited, 1992, ISBN 978-0723004974 .
  • Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Vacher Dod Publishing Ltd, 2002, ISBN 978-0905702339 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituary. In: The Daily Telegraph . February 21, 2017, accessed February 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Donald Dixon, Baron Dixon on thepeerage.com , accessed September 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ Labor defends Paisley South amid allegations of 'sleaze' BBC News article on October 27, 1997
  4. ↑ A very nasty smell in Labor's backyard Article in the Independent, August 13, 1997
  5. ^ House of Lords: Members' expenses. Members' expenses on the House of Lords website , accessed February 22, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Dixon, Donald, Baron Dixon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dixon, Don
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Labor Party politician, Member of the House of Commons
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1929
DATE OF DEATH 19th February 2017