Thomas McAvoy, Baron McAvoy

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Thomas McAvoy, Baron McAvoy

Thomas "Tommy" McLaughlin McAvoy, Baron McAvoy (born December 14, 1943 in Rutherglen ) is a British politician ( Labor and Co-operative Party ). He was a Member of the House of Commons for the constituency of Rutherglen and Hamilton West from 2005 to 2010 . From 2008 to 2010 he was Deputy Parliamentary Secretary ( Deputy Chief Whip ) the Government and Treasurer of the Household .

life and career

McAvoy was born the son of a steel worker. He attended a Catholic secondary school . He worked as a warehouse clerk and forklift driver in the Hoover plants in Cambuslang and was a union representative ( shop steward ) for the Amalgamated Engineering Union . As a result of the merger of several unions, he is now a member of Unite the Union (Amicus Section).

From 1980 to 1982 he was Chairman ( Chair ) of the Community Council of Rutherglen. In 1982 he was elected to the Regional Council ( Regional Council ) of Strathclyde and was a member until 1987 when he was elected to the House of Commons as a Labor Co-operative candidate for the constituency of Glasgow (Rutherglen) . From 1987 to 2010 he represented the constituency of Rutherglen and Hamilton West there. He from 1990 to 1993, 1996 to 1997 Whip of the opposition . According to the Guardian , he led "his personal crusades for peace in Northern Ireland and against abortion " (according to Andrew Roth, in: The Guardian ). When the Labor Party came to power in 1997, McAvoy was named Comptroller of Her Majesty's Household . He held this office until 2008, making him one of the longest serving comptrollers. In 2003 he became a member of the Privy Council . In October 2008 he was promoted to Treasurer of the Household and was also Deputy Chief Whip .

McAvoy was one of the few Whips who, despite his position, managed to enjoy sympathy among Labor MPs. An early motion ( early day motion ) in the House of Commons in July 2006 established the "difficult task that he had to secure the business of government while at the same time meeting the parliamentary, political and personal needs of 352 Labor colleagues" (" the difficult task he has of securing government business whilst accommodating the parliamentary, political and personal requirements of 352 Labor colleagues ") and congratulated him for" the respect he has earned from all sides of the House for his ability to fulfill these duties had "(" the respect he has earned from all sides of the House for his ability to perform these duties "). This was signed by 135 MPs.

On February 20, 2010, he announced that he would not run in the next election. Labor politician Tom Greatrex was elected in his constituency in the 2010 general election.

On June 22, 2010, McAvoy was promoted to life peer as Baron McAvoy , of Rutherglen in Lanarkshire, and was officially inducted into the House of Lords on the same day .

McAvoy is married, he and his wife Eleanor have four sons.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The almanac of British politics Volume 7, p. 401, Ninth Edition, Routledge 2002
  2. ^ The Lord McAvoy, PC Vita at Debretts
  3. ↑ Early Day Motion Early Day Motion of July 18, 2006
  4. ^ Longest-serving whip Tommy McAvoy MP to retire BBC News, February 20, 2010
  5. ↑ Lord McAvoy biography on the House of Lords page
  6. ↑ Parliamentary Calendar Parliamentary calendar of June 22, 2010
  7. ↑ 22 Jun 2010: Column 1273 Minutes of the House of Lords meeting of 22 June 2010
personal data
SURNAME McAvoy, Thomas, Baron McAvoy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McAvoy, Thomas McLaughlin, Baron McAvoy; McAvoy, Tommy, Baron McAvoy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British politician (Labor Co-operative), Member of the House of Commons
DATE OF BIRTH December 14, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Rutherglen