Sir Charles Ireland Gray (25 January 1929 – 10 February 2023) was a Scottish Labour Party politician.

Life and career

Charles Gray was born on 25 January 1929. He joined the Labour Party at age 16. Gray rose to become leader of

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from 1986 to 1992 and President of the

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. In November 2013, Gray announced that he planned to vote 'Yes' in the

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, and urged all Labour supporters to do the same. Gray died on 10 February 2023, at the age of 94.

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