Dennis Canavan

Dennis Canavan
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Falkirk West
In office
6 May 1999 – 2 April 2007
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byMichael Matheson
Member of Parliament
for Falkirk West
West Stirlingshire (Oct 1974–1983)
In office
10 October 1974 – 21 November 2000
Preceded byWilliam Baxter
Succeeded byEric Joyce
Personal details
Born
Dennis Andrew Canavan

(1942-08-08) 8 August 1942 (age 82)
Cowdenbeath, Scotland
Political partyIndependent (1999–present)
Other political
affiliations
Labour (1974–1999)
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh

Dennis Andrew Canavan (born 8 August 1942) is a Scottish politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Falkirk West from 1974 to 2000 (known as West Stirlingshire from 1974 to 1983), first as a member of the Labour Party, and then as an Independent. He then served as an Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Falkirk West from 1999 to 2007.

In 2014, he was the chair of the Advisory Board of Yes Scotland, the campaign for independence in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.