Jack Thompson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Wansbeck | |
| In office 1983–1997 | |
| Succeeded by | Denis Murphy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 August 1928 |
| Died | 21 July 2011 (aged 82) |
| Political party | Labour |
John Thompson DL[1] (27 August 1928 – 21 July 2011), known as Jack Thompson, was a British Labour Party politician - the Member of Parliament for Wansbeck from 1983 to 1997. Thompson had a lasting achievement to thwart a plan for a nuclear power station on the long and sandy Druridge Bay, east of Widdrington in the county, one of the leading beaches of Northumberland.