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Dickson Mabon
Dickson Mabon | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Energy | |
| In office 5 April 1976 – 4 May 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Lord Balogh |
| Succeeded by | Hamish Gray |
| Minister of State for Scotland | |
| In office 7 January 1967 – 19 June 1970 Serving with Lord Hughes | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | George Willis |
| Succeeded by | Baroness Tweedsmuir |
| Member of Parliament for Greenock and Port Glasgow Greenock (1955–74) | |
| In office 8 December 1955 – 13 May 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Hector McNeil |
| Succeeded by | Norman Godman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 November 1925 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 10 April 2008 (aged 82) Eastbourne, England |
| Political party | Labour (1948–81; 1991–2008) SDP (1981–88) Liberal Democrats (1988–91) |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Zinn (m. 1970) |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Profession | Physician |
Jesse Dickson Mabon PC FRSA (1 November 1925 – 10 April 2008), sometimes known as Dick Mabon, was a Scottish politician, physician and business executive. He was the founder of The Manifesto Group of Labour MPs, an alliance of moderate MPs who fought the perceived leftward drift of the Labour Party in the 1970s. He was a Labour Co-operative MP until October 1981, when he defected to the SDP. He lost his seat in 1983, and rejoined the Labour Party in 1991.
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