Thomas Docherty (politician)
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Member of Parliament for Dunfermline and West Fife |
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In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Willie Rennie |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Chapman |
| Majority | 5,470 (11.2%) |
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| Born | 28 January 1975 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Relations | Katie Docherty (wife) |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Thomas Docherty (born 28 January 1975) is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Dunfermline and West Fife from 2010 until 2015.
Before becoming an MP Docherty was an Account Director with a communications consultancy, having previously worked for Network Rail, BNFL and as a research assistant to Scott Barrie, the former MSP for Dunfermline West.
Thomas Docherty was elected as the Member of Parliament for Dunfermline and West Fife in the May 2010 General Election with a 5,470 majority In 2011, he was a member of the special Select Committee set up to scrutinise the Bill that became the Armed Forces Act 2011. He was also a member of the Public Bill Committee for the Defence Reform Act 2014. Docherty proposed a Private Member's Bill aimed at banning discrimination against members of the Armed Forces and their families in 2014. The proposal was backed by shadow defence secretary Vernon Coaker but failed to progressEd Miliband later suggested that a Labour government might introduce legislation along similar lines
Docherty also sat on the Administration Committee, Procedure Committee and the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee at various times during the 2010-15 Parliament He was a shadow minister with responsibility for environment, food and rural affairs between 2013 and 2014, and in 2014 was appointed Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons.
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