Gavin Strang
Gavin Strang | |
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Minister of State for Transport | |
In office 2 May 1997 – 18 June 1998 | |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | John Watts |
Succeeded by | John Reid |
Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | |
In office 5 November 1992 – 2 May 1997 | |
Leader | John Smith Tony Blair |
Preceded by | Ron Davies |
Succeeded by | Douglas Hogg |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | |
In office 18 October 1974 – 4 May 1979 | |
Prime Minister | Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
Preceded by | Edward Bishop |
Succeeded by | Jerry Wiggin |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy | |
In office 7 March 1974 – 18 October 1974 | |
Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
Preceded by | Peter Emery |
Succeeded by | Alex Eadie |
Member of Parliament for Edinburgh East Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (1997–2005) | |
In office 18 June 1970 – 12 April 2010 | |
Preceded by | George Willis |
Succeeded by | Sheila Gilmore |
Personal details | |
Born | Gavin Steel Strang 10 July 1943 Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh Churchill College, Cambridge |
Gavin Steel Strang (born 10 July 1943) is a
Early life
A farmer's son, Strang grew up in Perthshire and attended the independent Morrison's Academy in Crieff. After gaining a BSc in Genetics from the University of Edinburgh in 1964, he gained a Diploma in Agricultural Science from Churchill College, Cambridge and a PhD in Agricultural Science from Edinburgh, presenting the thesis "The genetic aspects of litter productivity in British pigs".[3] From 1966 to 1968, he was a member of the Tayside Economic Planning Consultative Group and, from 1968 to 1970, was a scientist at the Agricultural and Food Research Council and Animal Breeding Research Organisation in Edinburgh.
Parliamentary career
Strang was first elected in the
Following the
Strang was a member of the
Personal life
Strang married Bettina in 1973. They have a son, and he has two step sons. His wife has been the chair of the arm of the advocacy organisation Europa Donna.[10] Bettina died in 2016.
References
- ^ "Dr Gavin Strang". Hansard. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Parliamentary career for Dr Gavin Strang - MPs and Lords". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ Strang, G. S. (1968). "Genetic aspects of litter productivity in British pigs". Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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(help) - ^ "Labour MPs who rebelled on Iraq". BBC News. 31 October 2006. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2006.
- ^ The Labour Party and the Labour left (Thesis). Brasenose College, Oxford University. 2001. p. 289 (Appendix 2). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Campaign Briefing" (PDF). Campaign for Labour Party Democracy. 2013. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "One World Trust". Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2007.
- ^ Strang ready to quit Commons at next election, Edinburgh Evening News, 26 November 2007
- ^ Strang thinks again and vows to quit as MP in latest U-turn Archived 30 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine, The Scotsman, 27 June 2008
- ^ "EUROPA DONNA". Cancerworld. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2008.
External links
- Gavin Strang MP official site
- Guardian Unlimited Politics – Ask Aristotle: Gavin Strang MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com – Gavin Strang MP
- BBC Politics[permanent dead link]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Gavin Strang
- http://www.genetics.med.ed.ac.uk Archived 27 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine