George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth
George Morgan Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth, KT, PC, DL, FRSE (16 January 1921 – 3 October 2008) was a British politician and journalist who served as a Labour MP. He was a member of Harold Wilson's cabinet, and later became a European Commissioner.
The Right Honourable The Lord Thomson of Monifieth | |
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George Thomson in 1973 | |
| European Commissioner for Regional Policy | |
| In office 6 January 1973 – 5 January 1977 | |
| President | François-Xavier Ortoli |
| Preceded by | Albert Borschette |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Giolitti |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Defence | |
| In office 8 July 1970 – 10 April 1972 | |
| Leader | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey Rippon |
| Succeeded by | Fred Peart |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
| In office 6 October 1969 – 20 June 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Frederick Lee |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Barber |
| In office 6 April 1966 – 7 January 1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Douglas Houghton |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Lee |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 17 October 1968 – 6 October 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Patrick Gordon-Walker |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Drumalbyn |
| Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs | |
| In office 29 August 1967 – 17 October 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Herbert Bowden |
| Succeeded by | Michael Stewart (foreign and Commonwealth affairs) |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 23 March 1977 – 3 October 2008 Life peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Dundee East | |
| In office 17 July 1952 – 1 March 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Cook |
| Succeeded by | George Machin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1921 Penn, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Died | 3 October 2008 (aged 87) London, England |
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| Spouse |
Grace Jenkins (m. 1948) |
| Children | 2, including Caroline |
In the 1980s, he joined the Social Democratic Party. Following the SDP's merger with the Liberal Party, he became a Liberal Democrat and sat as a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords.
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