Profile

Former Labour MP for Edinburgh East

Entered the House of Commons on 18 June 1970 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

Also represented Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee ( 7 Nov 2007 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Intelligence and Security (Cabinet Office) Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Minister of State, Department for Transport ( 3 May 1997 to 27 Jul 1998)
• Minister of State (Transport), Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions ( 3 May 1997 to 28 Jul 1998)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Eustace Willis
• John Wheatley
• George Thomson
• Frederick Pethick-Lawrence
• David Mason
• Thomas Shiels
• James Hogge
• James Gibson
• George McCrae
• Robert Wallace
• George Goschen

Future MPs in this constituency

• Sheila Gilmore
• Tommy Sheppard