John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith
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The Right Honourable The Lord McFall of Alcluith PC |
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| Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords | |
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Assumed office 1 September 2016 |
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| Preceded by | The Lord Laming (as Chairman of Committees) |
| Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee | |
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In office 18 July 2001 – 6 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister |
Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Giles Radice |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Tyrie |
| Member of Parliament for West Dunbartonshire Dumbarton (1987–2005) |
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In office 12 June 1987 – 6 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Ian Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Gemma Doyle |
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4 October 1944 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Non-affiliated |
| Other political affiliations |
Labour Co-operative (until 2016) |
| Alma mater | University of Strathclyde, Open University |
| Website | www.johnmcfall.com |
John Francis McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith PC (born 4 October 1944) is a British politician. He is currently the Senior Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords. He was a Labour Co-operative member of parliament (MP) from 1987 to 2010, first for Dumbarton and then from 2005 for West Dunbartonshire. He was best known for being the chairman of the House of Commons Treasury Committee.
McFall went to a boys' school, St Patrick's Secondary School (since merged with Notre Dame High School to form Our Lady & St Patrick's High School), on Hawthornhill Road in Castlehill, Dumbarton, leaving without any qualifications at 15. His father was a school caretaker and his mother had a newsagents shop, which sparked his (later) interest in how to run businesses. He worked for the local Parks Department in Dumbarton and then in a factory. At the age of 24, he studied at Paisley College of Technology (now the University of the West of Scotland) receiving a BSc in Chemistry. In 1977 he wanted to widen his knowledge away from science and obtained a BA from the Open University in Education and Philosophy. He was a chemistry and maths teacher from 1974–87 in Dumbarton, Kirkintilloch and Glasgow, becoming a deputy-head in Glasgow and Secretary of his Constituency Labour Party before he entered Parliament. Whilst a teacher he completed a part-time course over three years at the University of Strathclyde for an MBA. In 1994, he became a Visiting Professor at Strathclyde University Business School, and now is a member of the Strategic Advisory Board at the University of Glasgow Business School. He is a member of the GMB Union.
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