Norman Hogg (22 November 1907 – 25 June 1975) was a

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politician. Hogg worked as a baker and joined the

Scottish Union of Bakers and Allied Workers The Scottish Union of Bakers and Allied Workers was a trade union representing bakers and confectioners in Scotland. The union was founded in 1888, when it was known as the Operative Bakers' National Federal Union of Scotland. By the following ...

, later becoming its full-time North of Scotland organiser, then winning promotion to become national organiser. At the

1950 UK general election The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first ever to be held after a full term of Labour government. The election was held on Thursday 23 February 1950, and was the first held following the abolition of plural voting and university con ...

, the union sponsored him as a Labour Party candidate in South Angus. He took second place, with a quarter of the vote. He stood in West Aberdeenshire at the

1951 UK general election The 1951 United Kingdom general election was held twenty months after the 1950 general election, which the Labour Party had won with a slim majority of just five seats. The Labour government called a snap election for Thursday 25 October 1951 ...

, again taking second place. Hogg served on

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for 21 years, and was

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from 1964 to 1967. He was made a

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. Hogg's son, also Norman Hogg, became a Labour Party Member of Parliament.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hogg, Norman 1907 births 1975 deaths Lord Provosts of Aberdeen Politicians from Aberdeen Scottish Labour councillors Scottish Labour parliamentary candidates Scottish trade unionists