Gavin Strang
Gavin Steel Strang (born 10 July 1943) is a Scottish Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh East from 1970 until 2010 (including two terms for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh). He served as a minister in the 1974–79 Labour government under Prime Ministers Harold Wilson and James Callaghan, as well as in the Cabinet under Tony Blair. By the time of his retirement at the 2010 general election, he was the longest-serving Scottish MP.
The Right Honourable Gavin Strang | |
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Strang in 1997 | |
| Minister of State for Transport | |
| In office 2 May 1997 – 18 June 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | John Watts |
| Succeeded by | John Reid |
| Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | |
| In office 5 November 1992 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Leader | John Smith Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Ron Davies |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Hogg |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | |
| In office 18 October 1974 – 4 May 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Edward Bishop |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Wiggin |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy | |
| In office 7 March 1974 – 18 October 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Peter Emery |
| Succeeded by | Alex Eadie |
| Member of Parliament for Edinburgh East Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (1997–2005) | |
| In office 18 June 1970 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | George Willis |
| Succeeded by | Sheila Gilmore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gavin Steel Strang 10 July 1943 Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh Churchill College, Cambridge |
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