Norman Hogg, Baron Hogg of Cumbernauld FSA Scot. (born 12 March 1938) is a Scottish Labour politician. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the
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. Aberdeen ( pronounced; Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain is Scotland 's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council The National and Local Government Officers Association (NALGO was a British Trade union representing mostly Local government At the 1979 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire East, defeating the Scottish National Party's Margaret Bain. Background Callaghan had succeeded Harold Wilson as Labour Prime Minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976 A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Dunbartonshire was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain ( Westminster) from 1708 to 1801 and The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish Margaret Bain Ewing ( 1 September 1945 - 21 March 2006) was a Scottish National Party (SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament
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. Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth was a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005 The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 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. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords
Hogg was created a life peer as Baron Hogg of Cumbernauld, of Cumbernauld in the County of North Lanarkshire in 1997. In the United Kingdom, life peers are created members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as Hereditary 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. The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords"
He was also appointed Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1998 and 1999. Lord High Commissioner is the style of High Commissioners ie direct representatives of the Monarch, in three cases in the Kingdom of Scotland and the The Church of Scotland (Eaglais na h-Alba known informally by its Scots language name The Kirk, is the National church of Scotland.
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| Preceded by Margaret Bain |
Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire 1979–1983 |
Succeeded by (constituency abolished) |
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Member of Parliament for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 1983–1997 |
Succeeded by Rosemary McKenna |
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