John Maxton

The Lord Maxton
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
17 June 2004
Life Peerage
Member of Parliament
for Glasgow Cathcart
In office
3 May 1979 – 14 May 2001
Preceded byTeddy Taylor
Succeeded byTom Harris
Personal details
Born (1936-05-05) 5 May 1936 (age 88)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford

John Alston Maxton, Baron Maxton (born 5 May 1936) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. From 1979 to 2001 he was a backbencher Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons.