Don Dixon, Baron Dixon
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Early life
Dixon worked in the Tyne shipyards and was a workers' representative before being elected.[1]
Political career
Between 1963 and 1974, Dixon was leader of Jarrow Borough Council; after that council's abolition he spent five years as chairman of housing at South Tyneside.[2]
He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Jarrow from 1979 until his retirement in 1997, serving as a party whip, and considered on the Old Right of the Party. He was subsequently elevated to the House of Lords as a life peer with the title Baron Dixon of Jarrow in the county of Tyne and Wear.[3] He retired from the House of Lords on 9 February 2016.
Arms
References
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Sources
- "Times Guide to the House of Commons", Times Newspapers Limited, 1992 edition.
- Dod's Parliamentary Companion.
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- 1929 births
- 2017 deaths
- Deputy lieutenants of Tyne and Wear
- GMB (trade union)-sponsored MPs
- Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Labour Party (UK) life peers
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- UK MPs 1979–1983
- UK MPs 1983–1987
- UK MPs 1987–1992
- UK MPs 1992–1997
- Life peers created by Elizabeth II
- Peers retired under the House of Lords Reform Act 2014