James Gregor Mackenzie (15 November 1927 – 4 May 1992) was a British Labour Party politician.

Early life

Mackenzie was educated at the

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and the

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. He became a sales manager and a councillor on

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from 1952.

Political career

Mackenzie contested Aberdeenshire East in 1950 and Kinross and Western Perthshire in 1959. He became

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for Glasgow Rutherglen at a 1964 by-election (where he narrowly beat

Norman Buchan Norman Findlay Buchan (27 October 1922 – 23 October 1990) was a Labour Party politician, who was on the left-wing of the party, and represented the West Renfrewshire seat from 1964 until 1983 and the Paisley South seat from 1983 until his de ...

at the Labour Party selection meeting). He served until his retirement at the 1987 general election. He was

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to the

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from 1966. In the 1970s he served as a minister at the Department of Industry and the

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References

*''Times Guide to the House of Commons 1983'' *''Whitaker's Almanack 1993''

External links

* 1927 births 1992 deaths Scottish Labour MPs Councillors in Glasgow UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 UK MPs 1974 UK MPs 1974–1979 UK MPs 1979–1983 UK MPs 1983–1987 Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Scottish Labour councillors Alumni of the University of Glasgow Rutherglen {{Scotland-Labour-UK-MP-stub