George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock, PC (born 21 January, 1942 in Oswestry, Shropshire) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is one of only a handful of people (others include David Steel, James Douglas-Hamilton and Mike Watson) to have been a member of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Scottish Parliament. He is currently a member of both the Lords and the Scottish Parliament. Foulkes is a strong supporter of Scottish devolution and wrote a few chapters in 'A Claim of Right for Scotland' in 1988.
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| - George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock
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| - George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock, PC (born 21 January, 1942 in Oswestry, Shropshire) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is one of only a handful of people (others include David Steel, James Douglas-Hamilton and Mike Watson) to have been a member of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Scottish Parliament. He is currently a member of both the Lords and the Scottish Parliament. Foulkes is a strong supporter of Scottish devolution and wrote a few chapters in 'A Claim of Right for Scotland' in 1988.
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- 2007-05-03(xsd:date)
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Title
| - Member of Parliament for South Ayrshire
- Member of Parliament for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
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| - 1979(xsd:integer)
- 1983(xsd:integer)
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- Parliament of the United KingdomUK
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| - George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock, PC (born 21 January, 1942 in Oswestry, Shropshire) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is one of only a handful of people (others include David Steel, James Douglas-Hamilton and Mike Watson) to have been a member of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Scottish Parliament. He is currently a member of both the Lords and the Scottish Parliament. Foulkes is a strong supporter of Scottish devolution and wrote a few chapters in 'A Claim of Right for Scotland' in 1988. Foulkes was chairman of Hearts football club from April 2004 until his resignation on October 31 2005. Foulkes resigned in protest at the majority shareholder Vladimir Romanov deciding to dismiss the Hearts chief executive Phil Anderton.
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