Harry Ewing, Baron Ewing of Kirkford

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Harry Ewing, Baron Ewing of Kirkford
Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth (February 1974–1983)
Stirling and Falkirk (1971–February 1974)
In office
16 September 1971 – 16 March 1992
Preceded byMalcolm MacPherson
Succeeded byMichael Connarty
Personal details
Born(1931-01-20)20 January 1931
Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
Died9 June 2007(2007-06-09) (aged 76)
Dunfermline, Fife
Political partyLabour
Spouses
Margaret Greenhill
​
(m. 1954)​

Harry Ewing, Baron Ewing of Kirkford,

DL (20 January 1931 – 9 June 2007) was a Labour politician in Scotland. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 21 years, from a by-election in 1971 until the 1992 general election, when he became a life peer. He served as a junior minister in the Scottish Office from 1974 to 1979, responsible for devolution, and later chaired the Scottish Constitutional Convention
from 1989 to 1996.

Early life

Ewing was born in

Union of Post Office Workers
.

Parliamentary career

He stood for the Labour Party in the safe

House of Commons at the 1992 general election
.

House of Lords

After his retirement, he was created a

Cowdenbeath Football Club
(the Blue Brazil).

Death

Lord Ewing, who lived in Fife, died of cancer in hospital in Dunfermline in June 2007, at the age of 76. He was survived by his wife Margaret (née Greenhill), whom he married in 1954, and their son Alan and daughter Alison.[1]

References

  1. ISBN 0905489535
    p66
  2. ^ "No. 52997". The London Gazette. 22 July 1992. p. 12317.

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Stirling and Falkirk
1971 – February 1974 		Constituency abolished
New constituency
Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth
February 1974 – 1983
 Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Falkirk East
1983–1992 		Succeeded by
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