Doug Henderson (Labour politician)
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The Right Honourable Doug Henderson |
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| Minister of State for the Armed Forces | |
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In office 28 July 1998 – 29 July 1999 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | John Reid |
| Succeeded by | John Spellar |
| Minister of State for Europe | |
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In office 5 May 1997 – 28 July 1998 |
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| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | David Davis |
| Succeeded by | Joyce Quin |
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Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne North |
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In office 12 June 1987 – 12 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Brown |
| Succeeded by | Catherine McKinnell |
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9 June 1949 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Geraldine Daly |
| Alma mater | University of Strathclyde |
Douglas John Henderson (born 9 June 1949) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne North from 1987 to 2010. In 2015, he was appointed chairman of Falkirk F.C.
Doug Henderson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and educated at the Waid Academy, Anstruther before going on later to study Economics at both the Central College of Commerce, Glasgow, and the University of Strathclyde. He was an apprentice engineer with Rolls-Royce in Glasgow for two years from 1966, before joining British Rail as a clerk for a year in 1968. After university he joined the National Union of General and Municipal Workers trade union as a research officer in 1973 and remained employed by the union (and its successor the GMB Union) until he was elected to parliament 24 years later. In 1975, he was appointed as the GMB's Scottish organiser, moving to become the organiser in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1985.
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