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| − | [[John Donaldson]], Lord Donaldson of Kingsbridge (1907-1998), was a Member of the House of Lords, initially on the Labour benches before joining the SDP and the Liberal Democrats.<ref>Tam Dalyell, [ | + | [[John Donaldson]], Lord Donaldson of Kingsbridge (1907-1998), was a Member of the House of Lords, initially on the Labour benches before joining the SDP and the Liberal Democrats.<ref>Tam Dalyell, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-lord-donaldson-of-kingsbridge-1149398.html Obituary: Lord Donaldson of Kingsbridge], Independent 10 March 1998.</ref> |
==Northern Ireland== | ==Northern Ireland== | ||
| − | Donaldson served as an Under-Secretary of State at the [[Northern Ireland Office]] from 11 March 1974 to 14 April 1976.<ref>David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, p.37.</ref> Prison administration proved to be one of the most controversial | + | Donaldson served as an Under-Secretary of State at the [[Northern Ireland Office]] from 11 March 1974 to 14 April 1976.<ref>David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, p.37.</ref> Prison administration proved to be one of the most controversial parts of his brief.<ref>W.D Flackes, & Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-88, Blackstaff Press, 1989, p.113.</ref> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:21, 3 March 2011
John Donaldson, Lord Donaldson of Kingsbridge (1907-1998), was a Member of the House of Lords, initially on the Labour benches before joining the SDP and the Liberal Democrats.[1]
Northern Ireland
Donaldson served as an Under-Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office from 11 March 1974 to 14 April 1976.[2] Prison administration proved to be one of the most controversial parts of his brief.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Tam Dalyell, Obituary: Lord Donaldson of Kingsbridge, Independent 10 March 1998.
- ↑ David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, p.37.
- ↑ W.D Flackes, & Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-88, Blackstaff Press, 1989, p.113.
