Jimmy Hood
James Hood | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the European Scrutiny Committee | |
| In office 17 November 1998 – 18 October 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Committee established |
| Succeeded by | Michael Connarty |
| Member of Parliament for Lanark and Hamilton East Clydesdale (1987–2005) | |
| In office 11 June 1987 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Judith Hart |
| Succeeded by | Angela Crawley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1948 Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Died | 3 December 2017 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Marion McCleary |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
James Hood (16 May 1948 – 3 December 2017) was a Scottish Labour Party politician, who served as a Member of Parliament from 1987 until being defeated in 2015. He represented the Clydesdale constituency until 2005, and the Lanark and Hamilton East constituency thereafter. Hood, a National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) trade union official during the miners' strike of 1984–85, remained a backbencher throughout his parliamentary career.