Don Concannon
Politician
1930 – 2003
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.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Don Concannon." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 17 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/don_concannon>.
Discuss this Don Concannon biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In