Tommy McAvoy

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Person.png Tommy McAvoy   PowerbaseRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
Lord McAvoy 2019.jpg
Born14 December 1943
Rutherglen
NationalityScottish
ReligionRoman Catholic
Children4
SpouseEleanor McAvoy
PartyLabour Co-operative
Held several positions in the Government Whips' Office under the Blair and Brown governments,

Employment.png Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in House of Lords

In office
27 May 2015 - Present
With Denis Tunnicliffe

Employment.png Treasurer of the Household Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
5 October 2008 - 11 May 2010

Employment.png Deputy Chief Whip

In office
5 October 2008 - 11 May 2010

Employment.png Comptroller of the Household Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
2 May 1997 - 5 October 2008

Thomas McLaughlin McAvoy, Baron McAvoy is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who is a life peer in the House of Lords since 2010.[1] He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Rutherglen from 1987 to 2005, and Rutherglen and Hamilton West from 2005 to 2010.

McAvoy held several positions in the Government Whips' Office under the Blair and Brown governments, working as Comptroller of the Household from 1997 to 2008 and Treasurer of the Household from 2008 to 2010. He entered the Lords after choosing not to seek re-election to the Commons, where he was Opposition Spokesperson for Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as a Senior Whip. McAvoy held the position of Lords Opposition Chief Whip from 2018 to 2021 after being Deputy Chief Whip from 2015 to 2018.

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