John Grant (British politician)

John Grant
Under-Secretary of State for Employment
In office
14 April 1976 – 4 May 1979
Prime MinisterJames Callaghan
Preceded byHarold Walker
Succeeded byPatrick Mayhew
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Overseas Development
In office
18 October 1974 – 14 April 1976
Prime MinisterHarold Wilson
Preceded byWilliam Price
Succeeded byFrank Judd
Member of Parliament
for Islington Central
Islington East (1970–1974)
In office
18 June 1970 – 9 June 1983
Preceded byEric Fletcher
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1932-10-16)16 October 1932
Finsbury Park, England
Died29 September 2000(2000-09-29) (aged 67)
Political partyLabour (Before 1981)
Social Democratic (1981–1989)
Alma materStationers' Company's School

John Douglas Grant (16 October 1932 – 29 September 2000) was a British politician who served as an MP of the United Kingdom parliament from 1970 to 1983. He was as a member of the Labour Party until he left in 1981 to join the new Social Democratic Party (SDP). He represented Islington East from 1970 to 1974 and Islington Central from 1974 to 1983.