Frank Doran (British politician)

Frank Doran (13 April 1949 – 31 October 2017) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeen South from 1987 to 1992, when he lost his seat. He was re-elected in 1997 to Aberdeen Central, and most recently represented Aberdeen North. He was the husband of former Labour MP Dame Joan Ruddock.

This article is about the British politician. For other people with the same name, see Frank Doran (disambiguation).

Frank Doran
Doran in 2011
Chair of the Administration Committee
In office
20 July 2005 – 11 May 2010
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAlan Haselhurst
Member of Parliament
for Aberdeen North
Aberdeen Central (1997–2005)
In office
1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byMalcolm Savidge
Succeeded byKirsty Blackman
Member of Parliament
for Aberdeen South
In office
11 June 1987 – 16 March 1992
Preceded byGerry Malone
Succeeded byRaymond Robertson
Personal details
Born(1949-04-13)13 April 1949
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died31 October 2017(2017-10-31) (aged 68)
London, England
CitizenshipBritish
Political partyLabour
Spouses
Pat Govan
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(divorced)​
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    (m. 2010)​
    Alma materUniversity of Dundee

    He announced he would be standing down in 2015, saying "I don’t want to be wandering around here as a skeleton...I think that we need to allow younger people to come through.”

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