Frank Doran (British politician)
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This article is about the British politician. For other people with the same name, see Frank Doran (disambiguation).
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.
Quick Facts Chair of the Administration Committee, Preceded by ...
Frank Doran | |
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Chair of the Administration Committee | |
In office 20 July 2005 – 11 May 2010 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Alan Haselhurst |
Member of Parliament for Aberdeen North Aberdeen Central (1997–2005) | |
In office 1 May 1997 – 30 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Malcolm Savidge |
Succeeded by | Kirsty Blackman |
Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South | |
In office 11 June 1987 – 16 March 1992 | |
Preceded by | Gerry Malone |
Succeeded by | Raymond Robertson |
Personal details | |
Born | (1949-04-13)13 April 1949 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 31 October 2017(2017-10-31) (aged 68) London, England |
Citizenship | British |
Political party | Labour |
Spouses | |
Alma mater | University of Dundee |
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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.”[1]