John Mackie, Baron John-Mackie

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John Mackie, Baron John Mackie (* 24. November 1909 in Tarves , Aberdeenshire , † 25. May 1994 in Nazeing , Essex ) was a British politician of the Labor Party and Life Peer .

life and career

Mackie was born in November 1909, the third son of Maitland Mackie and Mary Ann Yull. The family is considered to be one of the most successful agricultural dynasties in Great Britain. He attended Aberdeen Grammar School and later Scotland College of Agriculture . There he was governor from 1942 until he became State Secretary in 1964.

He started his professional activity in agriculture. The subject of health was one of his areas of interest; this enabled him, although he was considered a millionaire since the 1940s, to become a candidate for the Labor Party. Hector McNeill appointed Mackie Chairman ( Chairman ) of the Aberdeen and Kincardine Health Executive Committee . In the general election in 1951 , he ran unsuccessfully for the constituency of North Angus and Mearns . He was defeated by Colin Thornton-Kemsley . In the general election in 1955, Mackie lost Patrick Maitland in the Lanark constituency .

Mackie was elected for the Enfield East constituency in the 1959 , 1964 , 1966 and 1970 general election. From 1964 to 1970 he was Parliamentary Secretary, one of two state secretaries under Agriculture Secretary Fred Peart and later under Cledwyn Hughes, Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos . Mackie's farming experience was considered an important factor in the success of the two ministers.

From 1976 to 1979 he headed the Forestry Commission .

Membership in the House of Lords

On May 18, 1981, he was named a Life Peer , Baron John-Mackie , of Nazeing in the County of Essex . Its official introduction to the House of Lords was on May 19, 1981, with the assistance of Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones , and Cledwyn Hughes, Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos .

He made his inaugural address on June 17, 1981 on the subject of the benefits of British membership in the EC . In the House of Lords he was opposition spokesman for agriculture, forestry and fishing from 1983 to 1988.

He last reported to the Forestry Commission on January 11, 1994 .

Family and death

Mackie married Jeannie Milne in 1934. Together they had three sons and two daughters. He died in May 1994 at the age of 84.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Obituary: Lord John-Mackie obituary in: The Independent of May 27, 1994
  2. ↑ Mackie of Benshie, Lord, Baron George Yull, DSO, DFC, CBE, Life Peer  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Brother's entry on the Brill Online website , accessed March 23, 2014@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / brillonline.nl  
  3. ^ House of Commons website by Leigh Rayment , accessed March 23, 2014
  4. ^ The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources since 1945 Excerpt from Google Books , accessed March 23, 2014
  5. ^ The London Gazette May 21, 1981 edition of the London Gazette
  6. ^ Lord John-Mackie Excerpt from the minutes of the House of Lords meeting of March 19, 1981
  7. ↑ Peers in tribute to Lord John-Mackie Article in: Herald Scotland of May 27, 1994
personal data
SURNAME Mackie, John, Baron John-Mackie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mackie, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Politician (Labor), Member of the House of Commons and Life Peer
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Tarves , Aberdeenshire
DATE OF DEATH May 25, 1994
Place of death Nazeing , Essex, England, United Kingdom