John McFall MP
Member of Parliament for West Dunbartonshire Dumbarton (1987-2005)
Incumbent
Assumed office  11 June 1987
Preceded by	Ian Campbell
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Born	4 October 1944 (1944-10-04) (age 62)
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour Co-operative
Alma mater	University of Strathclyde

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Early life

He went to school in Dumbarton. He studied at Paisley College of Technology (now the University of Paisley) and the University of Strathclyde, receiving a BSc in Chemistry, then an MBA. He obtained a BA from the Open University in Education and Philosophy. He was a chemistry teacher in Dumbarton, Kirkintilloch and Glasgow becoming a deputy-head from 1974-87, and secretary of his Constituency Labour Party before he entered Parliament. In 1994, he became a Visiting Professor at Strathclyde University Business School, and now is a member of the Stategic Advisory Board at the University of Glasgow Business School. He is a member of the GMB Union. Dumbarton (Dùn Breatainn in Scottish Gaelic) is a burgh in Scotland, lying on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ... The University of Paisley operates across three campus sites in the west and south-west of Scotland: Paisley, Ayr and Dumfries. ... The University of Strathclyde (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a university in Glasgow, Scotland. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “MBA” redirects here. ... A B.A. issused as a certificate Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... Affiliations Alliance of Non-Aligned Universities, Association of Commonwealth Universities, European Association of Distance Teaching Universities, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Website http://www. ... , Kirkintilloch is a burgh in Scotland, approximately eight miles north-east of central Glasgow. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... A Constituency Labour Party (CLP) is an organisation of members of the British Labour Party who live in a particular parliamentary constituency in England, Scotland and Wales. ... It has been suggested that University of Strathclyde Graduate School of Business be merged into this article or section. ... The GMB is a general trade union in the United Kingdom, and has more than 700,000 members. ...

Political career

He was elected for the Dumbarton constituency, Scotland, at the 1987 general election, after the previous MP, Ian Campbell retired. He has been a whip and junior minister (for Education, Training and Employment, Health and Community Relations, then in 1999 for Economy and Education) at the Northern Ireland Office from 1998-9, and more recently has chaired the Treasury Committee. He is the Chair of the Scotch Whisky and Spirits All Party Group (APPG). The Telegraph newspaper described him as "an intellectual heavyweight", but they were being sarcastic. Dumbarton was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1950 and again from 1983 until 2005. ... This article is about the country. ... The general election of June 11, 1987 was the third victory in a row for Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives. ... Ian Campbell was a British Member of Parliament from 1970 to 1987. ... In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ... The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) is an arm of the United Kingdom government, responsible for Northern Ireland affairs. ... The Treasury Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... An All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) is a grouping in the UK Parliament made up of politicans from all political parties. ...

He was re-elected for the new West Dunbartonshire constituency at the 2005 general election. Dunbartonshire West is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Barring a change in the law, the next general election in the United Kingdom must be held some time before June 30, 2006. ...

He has interests in banning abortion. He is Chairman of Strathleven Regeneration Company and Clydebank re-built.

Personal life

He is married with four children.

External links

• Rt Hon John McFall official site
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: John McFall MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - John McFall MP
• BBC Politics page

News items

• Criticising banks in 2006 for being unsympathetic
• Advising that bank ATMs should explicitly mention charges in 2005
• Little praise for the savings industry in 2004
• Talking about endowment mortgage shortfalls in 2004
• High credit card charges in 2003
• Confusing bank charges in 2002
• New Economy minister in Northern Ireland in 1999
• Wanting lifelong learning in Northern Ireland in 1998