Don Concannon

Who was Don Concannon?

John Dennis Concannon, known as Don Concannon, was a British Labour Party politician.

Born in Doncaster, Concannon gained his education at Rossington secondary school and through the extramural department of the University of Nottingham. He worked as a miner and as a National Union of Mineworkers official and served as a councillor on Mansfield Borough Council from 1963.

Concannon was elected Member of Parliament for Mansfield at the 1966 election. Under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan, he served as a Government whip and as Northern Ireland minister, and was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1978. He was sponsored by the NUM.

A serious car accident led to his retirement as MP for Mansfield at the 1987 election; Alan Meale succeeded him in his seat.

Concannon died in Mansfield, aged 73.