Brian Donohoe
Sir Brian Donohoe | |
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Member of Parliament for Central Ayrshire Cunninghame South (1992–2005) | |
In office 9 April 1992 – 30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | David Lambie |
Succeeded by | Philippa Whitford |
Personal details | |
Born | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | 10 September 1948
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Christine Pawson |
Sir Brian Harold Donohoe (born 10 September 1948) is a former Scottish Labour politician and former trade union official, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Ayrshire from 2005 until losing his seat in 2015. Prior to constituency boundary changes in 2005, he was MP for Cunninghame South and was first elected in 1992.
Early life
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Born in Kilmarnock, he was educated at primary schools before attending Irvine Royal Academy. He later attended Kilmarnock Technical College, where he received a national certificate in Engineering in 1972.
He was an apprentice fitter and turner at the Ailsa Shipyard in Troon from 1965, before becoming a draughtsman in 1969. In 1977, he spent a few months as an engineer at the Hunterston nuclear power plant, before joining ICI Organics Division as a draughtsman later in the year.
In 1981, Donohoe became a district officer for the
An active
Parliamentary career
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Donohoe was elected to the
In November 2008, Donohoe was one of eighteen MPs who signed a Commons motion backing a Team GB football team at the
Donohoe opposes same-sex marriage and has stated that he will oppose the rest of his party and vote against the government bill to introduce same-sex marriage in England and Wales.[2]
Donohoe's seat of Cunninghame South was abolished, and between 2005 and 2015 he represented the redrawn seat of Ayrshire Central.
In the
After the
Donohoe was knighted in the 2019 Birthday Honours.[5]
Personal life
He married Christine Pawson in 1973 and they have two sons. He takes a particular interest in renationalising the
Footnotes
- ^ "Hansard". House of Commons. 13 May 1992. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ "MP BRIAN SET TO DEFY PARTY ON GAY MARRIAGES" Irvine Times, Retrieved 1 February 2013
- ^ Wellman, Alex (16 May 2015) Ex-MP Brian Donohoe reveals joy at being able to tell former constituents to "f*** off" Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine. mirror.co.uk
- ^ Ross Dunn (15 July 2016). "Ex-MP Brian Donohoe defends Tony Blair in wake of damning Chilcot Report". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 16 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B2.
- ^ "Transport police 'cash-starved'". BBC News. 4 June 2004. Archived from the original on 5 July 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
External links
- Official site
- Profile at the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Guardian Unlimited Politics – Ask Aristotle: Brian Donohoe MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com – Brian Donohoe MP
- Profile Archived 27 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at BBC News Democracy Live