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Frank Doran (born April 13, 1949) is a Scottish politician. He is the Labour MP for Aberdeen North. He is the partner of fellow Labour MP Joan Ruddock. Image File history File linksMetadata Frankcolour. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Frankcolour. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The Labour Party has, since the early twentieth century, been the principal left wing political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Aberdeen North is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Joan Mary Ruddock (born 28 December 1943), is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...


Frank Doran was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He attended the Ainslie Park Secondary School; the Leith Academy and the University of Dundee where he was awarded a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1975. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1977 and was in practice until 1988. Edinburgh (pronounced ; Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic) is the second-largest city in Scotland and the countrys capital city. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Former Royal Yacht Britannia is permanently moored at Leith harbour. ... The University of Dundee is the principal university in the city and Royal Burgh of Dundee, Scotland. ... The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries other than the United States, where it has been replaced by the Juris Doctor degree. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... A solicitor is a type of lawyer in many common law jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Canada and some States of Australia but not the United States. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


He unsuccessfully contested the European Parliament seat of Scotland North East in 1984. The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The inside of the building The European Parliament (formerly European Parliamentary Assembly) is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


He was elected to the House of Commons at the 1987 General Election for Aberdeen South by defeating the sitting Conservative and Unionist MP Gerry Malone by 1,198 votes. He was promoted to the opposition frontbench by Neil Kinnock in 1988 as a spokesperson on energy, leading on oil and gas, as part of a team that was led first by Tony Blair and later by Frank Dobson. The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1987 was held on June 11, 1987 and was the third victory in a row for Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives. ... Aberdeen South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party is one of the two largest political parties in the United Kingdom and the most successful party in political history based on election victories. ... Peter Gerald Malone (born 21 July 1950) is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party politician who was an MP 1983-1987 and 1992-1997. ... In many parliaments and other similar assemblies, seating is typically arranged in banks or rows, with each political party or caucus grouped together. ... Rt. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield. ... The Right Honourable Frank Gordon Dobson (born March 15, 1940) is a British politician and member of Parliament for Holborn and St. ...


Frank Doran was defeated in Aberdeen South at the 1992 General Election by the Conservative and Unionist Raymond Robertson by 1,517 votes, this was the only seat which Labour lost to the Conservatives at that election. The UK general election, 1992 was held on April 9, 1992, and was the fourth victory in a row for the Conservatives. ... Raymond Robertson was born in Hamilton, Scotland in 1959 and was educated at Glasgow University graduating Master of Arts with Honours in Modern History and Politics. ...


Although out of parliament he returned to Westminster as a researcher for the Labour MP Joan Ruddock, until he was re-elected at the 1997 General Election for the new constituency of Aberdeen Central, securing a majority of 10,801, and has remained a MP since. Joan Mary Ruddock (born 28 December 1943), is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Aberdeen Central was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 until 2005. ...


He was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of State at the Department of Trade and Industry Ian McCartney in 1997, and remained in position when McCartney transferred to the Cabinet Office in 1999 after which he became a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee. A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to British Government MPs to act as the Parliamentary contact of senior Ministers. ... Minister of State is a title borne by officials in certain countries governed under the parliamentary system. ... The Department of Trade and Industry is a United Kingdom government department. ... The Right Honourable Ian McCartney (born April 25, 1951 in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire) is a British politician. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cabinet Office is a United Kingdom government department. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... DCMS Logo DCMS headquarters in Cockspur Street The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (sometimes abbreviated DCMS) is a department of the British government. ... A Select Committee is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues originating in the Westminster System of parliamentary democracy. ...


Following changes to the electoral boundaries in Scotland, the constituency of Aberdeen Central was abolished prior to the 2005 General Election, Doran was forced to compete against the (at-the-time) Aberdeen North MP, Malcolm Savidge, for the Labour party candidacy in a much-altered North seat. Frank Doran won the nomination by four votes, and was elected to represent the new Aberdeen North seat with a majority of 6,795 votes. Barring a change in the law, the next general election in the United Kingdom must be held some time before June 30, 2006. ... Malcolm Kemp Savidge (born 9 May 1946, Surrey, England) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ...


The win gave Frank Doran the unique distinction of having represented Aberdeen South, Aberdeen Central and Aberdeen North during his parliamentary career.


Frank Doran is currently the chairman of the Administration Select Committee, and in this role he also sits on the Finance and Services, Liaison and Works of Art committees.

Preceded by:
Gerry Malone
Member for Aberdeen South
1987–1992
Succeeded by:
Raymond Robertson
Preceded by:
constituency created
Member for Aberdeen Central
1997–2005
Succeeded by:
constituency abolished
Preceded by:
Malcolm Savidge
Member for Aberdeen North
2005–present
Succeeded by:
Current Incumbent

Peter Gerald Malone (born 21 July 1950) is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party politician who was an MP 1983-1987 and 1992-1997. ... Aberdeen South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Raymond Robertson was born in Hamilton, Scotland in 1959 and was educated at Glasgow University graduating Master of Arts with Honours in Modern History and Politics. ... Aberdeen Central was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 until 2005. ... Malcolm Kemp Savidge (born 9 May 1946, Surrey, England) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Aberdeen North is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

External links

  • Frank Doran official site
  • Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Frank Doran MP
  • TheyWorkForYou.com - Frank Doran MP
  • The Public Whip - Frank Doran MP voting record
  • BBC News - Frank Doran political profile
  • BBC profile of Aberdeen North constituency
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Frank Doran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (574 words)
Frank Doran (born April 13, 1949) is a Scottish politician.
Frank Doran was defeated in Aberdeen South at the 1992 General Election by the Conservative and Unionist Raymond Robertson by 1,517 votes, this was the only seat which Labour lost to the Conservatives at that election.
Frank Doran won the nomination by four votes, and was elected to represent the new Aberdeen North seat with a majority of 6,795 votes.
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