1. John David McWilliam was a British Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament for Blaydon from 1979 until he stood down at the 2005 general election.
11 Facts About John McWilliam
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John McWilliam later attended evening classes as a Post Office Telephones Youth in Training at Heriot-Watt Technical College and Napier College of Science and Technology.
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John McWilliam joined the Labour party in 1966, and prior to his election he worked as a telephone engineer, Technician 2A, for British Telecom.
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John McWilliam was elected for Blaydon at the 1979 election just as the Callaghan government left office.
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John McWilliam served briefly as deputy shadow leader of the House of Commons, before becoming an opposition whip.
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John McWilliam resigned from this role in 1987 in protest at the sacking of two of his colleagues.
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John McWilliam served on the Defence Select Committee for 12 years, between 1987 and 1999.
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When Betty Boothroyd retired as Speaker of the House of Commons, John McWilliam was one of the 12 candidates nominated to succeed her.
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John McWilliam stood down at the 2005 general election after 26 years as an MP, and returned to living in Scotland where he died in November 2009.
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John McWilliam married Lesley Mary Catling on 6 February 1965.
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John McWilliam married Helena Lovegreen in March 1998; that union ended in 2009, when McWilliam died in hospital of Pneumonia in Perth.