For the 17th century Scottish general, see Tam Dalyell of the Binns.
Sir
Tam Dalyell
Bt FRSGS
Dalyell on After Dark in 1991
Lord Rector of the University of Edinburgh
In office 7 March 2003 – 15 February 2006
Preceded by
Robin Harper
Succeeded by
Mark Ballard
Father of the House of Commons
In office 7 June 2001 – 11 April 2005
Speaker
Michael Martin
Preceded by
Sir Edward Heath
Succeeded by
Alan Williams
Member of Parliament for Linlithgow West Lothian (1962–1983)
In office 14 June 1962 – 11 April 2005
Preceded by
John Taylor
Succeeded by
Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Thomas Dalyell Loch
(1932-08-09)9 August 1932 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died
26 January 2017(2017-01-26) (aged 84) West Lothian, Scotland
Political party
Labour
Spouse
Kathleen Wheatley
(m. 1963)
Children
2
Education
Eton College
Alma mater
King's College, Cambridge
Military service
Branch/service
Royal Scots Greys British Army
Years of service
1950–1952
Rank
Trooper
Sir Thomas Dalyell, 11th Baronet, FRSGS, (/diˈɛl/ⓘdee-EL; 9 August 1932 – 26 January 2017), known as Tam Dalyell, was a Scottish Labour Party politician who was a member of the House of Commons from 1962 to 2005. He represented West Lothian from 1962 to 1983, then Linlithgow from 1983 to 2005. He formulated what came to be known as the "West Lothian question", on whether non-English MPs should be able to vote upon English-only matters after political devolution. He was also known for his anti-war, anti-imperialist views, opposing the Falklands War, the Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War.
Sir Thomas Dalyell, 11th Baronet, FRSGS, (/diˈɛl/ dee-EL; 9 August 1932 – 26 January 2017), known as TamDalyell, was a Scottish Labour Party politician...
by the soubriquets "Bluidy Tam" and "The Muscovite De'il". Dalyell was born in Linlithgowshire, the son of Thomas Dalyell of The Binns, head of a cadet...
Scotland, the seat of the Dalyell family (pronounced dee el). It dates from the early 17th century, and was the home of TamDalyell until his death in January...
with this surname include: Dalyell baronets Sir John Graham Dalyell (1775–1851), Scottish antiquary and naturalist TamDalyell of the Binns (1615–1685)...
became a cause célèbre for British anti-war campaigners such as Labour MP TamDalyell. Early reports suggested that more than 1,000 Argentine sailors might...
Gordon Wheatley Dalyell of the Binns, 12th Baronet. He inherited the title from his father, better known as the former politician TamDalyell in 2017. Sir...
Virginia Bottomley and Michael Portillo, the Father of the House of Commons TamDalyell, Tony Banks and Sir Teddy Taylor, while Stephen Twigg (see Portillo moment)...
United Nations Global Compact that was formed in 2000. Amartya Sen and TamDalyell judged Haq's work to have "brought about a major change in the understanding...
under Colonel James Wallace was defeated by a government force led by TamDalyell of the Binns. While casualties were relatively light, between 40 and...
government of West Berlin in 1981 and Ambassador to Spain from 1981 to 1992. TamDalyell described him as "one of the unsung architects of the Europe we have...
term West Lothian question was coined by Enoch Powell MP in 1977 after TamDalyell, the Labour MP for the Scottish constituency of West Lothian, raised...
activist". The Observer. Retrieved 18 March 2012. Dalyell, Tam (7 February 1985). "Diary: TamDalyell". London Review of Books. 7 (2): 21. Retrieved 30...
whose owners included Sir Thomas Dalyell a Scottish Royalist general in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and Sir TamDalyell, a member of the House of Commons...
documents concerning the sinking of the cruiser to a Member of Parliament (TamDalyell) and was subsequently charged with breaching section 2 of the Official...
being a friend of the West it became a friend of George's." According to TamDalyell, Galloway had been the "only one MP that I can recollect making speeches...
obituary in The Independent was written by his friend the Labour MP TamDalyell. Dalyell stated : In the course of my last conversation with him in 1995 Mitchell...
2022-10-16. MairBeckley 2012, p. 19. TamDalyell (2011). The Importance of Being Awkward: The Autobiography of TamDalyell. Birlinn. pp. 124–131. ISBN 9780857900753...
the home of Linlithgowshire Council. They were later renamed as the TamDalyell House and are now the Linlithgow Partnership Centre, home to the town...
Wikiquote has quotations related to Richard Crossman. Dalyell, Tam (13 December 2002). "TamDalyell on Richard Crossman". Great Lives. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved...
two documents, subsequently nicknamed "the crown jewels", to Labour MP TamDalyell in July 1984 concerning the sinking of the Argentine navy warship General...
administrator) William Bremner (educationalist) Peter Comrie (mathematician) TamDalyell (Labour Party politician) Robin Harper (Green Party politician) Bill...
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