Don Concannon
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John Dennis Concannon (16 May 1930 – 14 December 2003), known as Don Concannon, was a British Labour Party politician.
Born in Doncaster, Concannon gained his education at Rossington secondary school and through the extramural department of the University of Nottingham. He worked as a miner and as a National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) official and served as a councillor on Mansfield Borough Council from 1963.
Concannon was elected Member of Parliament for Mansfield at the 1966 election. Under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan (Prime Minister from 1976 to 1979), he served as a Government whip and as Northern Ireland minister, and was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1978. He was sponsored by the NUM.
A serious car accident led to his retirement as MP for Mansfield at the 1987 election; Alan Meale succeeded him in his seat.
Concannon died in Mansfield, aged 73.
References
- Times Guide to the House of Commons 1983
- Almanac of British Politics (1999)
- Obituary in The Guardian
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs [self-published source][better source needed]
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Don Concannon
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Mansfield 1966–1987 |
Succeeded by Alan Meale |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by | Vice-Chamberlain of the Household 1974 |
Succeeded by James Hamilton |
Preceded by | Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland with Jack Donaldson 1974–1976 |
Succeeded by Raymond Carter James Dunn |
Preceded by | Minister of State for Northern Ireland with Roland Moyle 1976 The Lord Melchett 1976–1979 1976–1979 |
Succeeded by Hugh Rossi Michael Alison |
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