John Mackie, Baron John-Mackie (24 November 1909 – 25 May 1994) was a British Labour MP. Born on a farm in Scotland, Mackie was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and the North Scotland College of Agriculture before himself becoming a farmer. He joined the Labour Party, and stood unsuccessfully in North Angus and Mearns at the

1951 United Kingdom general election The 1951 United Kingdom general election was held twenty months after the 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 general election, which the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party had won with a slim majority of just five seats. The Labour governm ...

, and

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at the

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. He finally won election in Enfield East at the

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. Mackie was

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in the Labour Government 1964-1970. He stood down in 1974, and in 1976 he was appointed as chair of the

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. On 18 May 1981, he was created a

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with the title Baron John-Mackie, of

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in the County of

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. His younger brothers were Sir Maitland Mackie and the Liberal MP George Mackie, Baron Mackie of Benshie. His son, George Mackie, was a Scotland international rugby union player.

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* 1909 births 1994 deaths John-Mackie Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1959–1964 UK MPs 1964–1966 UK MPs 1966–1970 UK MPs 1970–1974 Ministers in the Wilson governments, 1964–1970 Life peers created by Elizabeth II {{Life-peer-stub