Norman Hogg, Baron Hogg of Cumbernauld
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Norman Hogg, Baron Hogg of Cumbernauld CBE
, DL, JP, LLD, FSA Scot.
(12 March 1938 – 8 October 2008) was a Scottish Labour
politician.
Educated at Ruthrieston Secondary School
in Aberdeen, he worked for Aberdeen
Town Council from 1953-67 and then as a District Officer for NALGO from 1967 to 1979. He was the Lord Provost of Aberdeen from 1964-67 and was made a Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeen
in 1970. At the 1979 general election
, he was elected as Member of Parliament
for Dunbartonshire East
, defeating the Scottish National Party
's Margaret Bain
.
When his constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 1983 general election
, he was elected for the new Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
constituency, which he represented at Westminster
until he stood down at the 1997 general election
.
During his time in the House of Commons
he was a member of the Select Committee on Scottish Affairs from 1979-82, Chairman of the Scottish Parliamentary Labour Group in 1981-82, Scottish Labour Whip in 1982-83, Deputy Chief Opposition Whip from 1983-87, Scottish Affairs
Spokesman in 1987-88, and a Member of the Public Accounts Committee in 1991-92.
Hogg was created a life peer
as Baron Hogg of Cumbernauld, of Cumbernauld in the County of North Lanarkshire in 1997. He was a Member of the House of Lords
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee from 1999-2002 and has been Chairman of the Scottish Peers Association since 2002 and a Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords
since 2002.
He was also appointed Lord High Commissioner
to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
in 1998 and 1999.
He died on 8 October 2008, aged 70, after a long illness.
CBE
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, DL, JP, LLD, FSA Scot.
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(12 March 1938 – 8 October 2008) was a Scottish Labour
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politician.
Educated at Ruthrieston Secondary School
Harlaw Academy
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in Aberdeen, he worked for Aberdeen
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Town Council from 1953-67 and then as a District Officer for NALGO from 1967 to 1979. He was the Lord Provost of Aberdeen from 1964-67 and was made a Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeen
Deputy Lieutenants of Aberdeen
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in 1970. At the 1979 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1979
The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was held on 3 May 1979 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons. The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher ousted the incumbent Labour government of James Callaghan with a parliamentary majority of 43 seats...
, he was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Dunbartonshire East
East Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
East Dunbartonshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, defeating the Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
's Margaret Bain
Margaret Ewing
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.
When his constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 1983 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1983
The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945...
, he was elected for the new Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (UK Parliament constituency)
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005, when it was absorbed into the new constituency of Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East as part of a major reorganisation of Scottish...
constituency, which he represented at Westminster
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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until he stood down at the 1997 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
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.
During his time in the House of Commons
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he was a member of the Select Committee on Scottish Affairs from 1979-82, Chairman of the Scottish Parliamentary Labour Group in 1981-82, Scottish Labour Whip in 1982-83, Deputy Chief Opposition Whip from 1983-87, Scottish Affairs
Scottish Affairs
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Spokesman in 1987-88, and a Member of the Public Accounts Committee in 1991-92.
Hogg was created a life peer
Life peer
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as Baron Hogg of Cumbernauld, of Cumbernauld in the County of North Lanarkshire in 1997. He was a Member of the House of Lords
House of Lords
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Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee from 1999-2002 and has been Chairman of the Scottish Peers Association since 2002 and a Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords
House of Lords
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since 2002.
He was also appointed Lord High Commissioner
Lord High Commissioner
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to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Church of Scotland
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in 1998 and 1999.
He died on 8 October 2008, aged 70, after a long illness.