Frank Doran (British politician)
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| Chairman of the Administration Committee | |
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In office 20 July 2005 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | New committee |
| Succeeded by | Sir Alan Haselhurst |
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Member of Parliament for Aberdeen North Aberdeen Central (1997–2005) |
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In office 1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen North) |
| Succeeded by | Kirsty Blackman |
| Majority | 8,361 (22.2%) |
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Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South |
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In office 11 June 1987 – 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Gerry Malone |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Robertson |
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13 April 1949 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Citizenship | British |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Dame Joan Ruddock |
| Alma mater | University of Dundee |
| Website | www.frankdoran.org.uk |
Frank Doran (born 13 April 1949) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeen South from 1987 to 1992, when he lost his seat. He was re-elected in 1997 to Aberdeen Central, and most recently represented Aberdeen North. He is the husband of former Labour MP Dame Joan Ruddock.
He announced he would be standing down in 2015, saying "I don’t want to be wandering around here as a skeleton...I think that we need to allow younger people to come through.”
Frank Doran attended the Ainslie Park Secondary School (later the Ainslie Park High School) in East Pilton and Leith Academy in Leith before leaving school at age 16. He took a job at the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board and was promoted to junior clerk in the legal department within a year. There, he was encouraged in his interest in law by Assistant Secretary of the Board Douglas Nellands, and he started taking night classes. After a few years, he attended the University of Dundee, where he was awarded a LLB degree in 1975. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1977 and was in practice until 1988.
He unsuccessfully contested the European Parliament seat of Scotland North East in 1984. 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. He was promoted to the opposition frontbench by Neil Kinnock in 1988 as a spokesperson on energy, leading on oil and gas.
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