Harry Ewing, Baron Ewing of Kirkford
Harry Ewing, Baron Ewing of Kirkford | |
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| Member of Parliament for Falkirk East Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth (February 1974–1983) Stirling and Falkirk (1971–February 1974) | |
| In office 16 September 1971 – 16 March 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Malcolm MacPherson |
| Succeeded by | Michael Connarty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 January 1931 Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland |
| Died | 9 June 2007 (aged 76) Dunfermline, Fife |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouses |
Margaret Greenhill (m. 1954) |
Harry Ewing, Baron Ewing of Kirkford, PC, DL (20 January 1931 – 9 June 2007) was a Labour Party politician in Scotland. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for 21 years, from a by-election in 1971 until the 1992 general election, when he became a life peer. He served as a junior minister in the Scottish Office from 1974 to 1979, responsible for devolution, and later chaired the Scottish Constitutional Convention from 1989 to 1996.