Tam Dalyell

Sir
Tam Dalyell
Dalyell on After Dark in 1991
Lord Rector of the University of Edinburgh
In office
7 March 2003 – 15 February 2006
Preceded byRobin Harper
Succeeded byMark Ballard
Father of the House of Commons
In office
7 June 2001 – 11 April 2005
SpeakerMichael Martin
Preceded bySir Edward Heath
Succeeded byAlan Williams
Member of Parliament
for Linlithgow
West Lothian (1962–1983)
In office
14 June 1962 – 11 April 2005
Preceded byJohn Taylor
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Thomas Dalyell Loch

(1932-08-09)9 August 1932
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died26 January 2017(2017-01-26) (aged 84)
West Lothian, Scotland
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Kathleen Wheatley
(m. 1963)
Children2
EducationEton College
Alma materKing's College, Cambridge
Military service
Branch/serviceRoyal Scots Greys
British Army
Years of service1950–1952
RankTrooper

Sir Thomas Dalyell, 11th Baronet FRSGS (/diˈɛl/ dee-EL; 9 August 1932 – 26 January 2017), known as Tam Dalyell, was a Scottish Labour Party politician who was a member of the House of Commons from 1962 to 2005. He represented West Lothian from 1962 to 1983, then Linlithgow from 1983 to 2005. He formulated what came to be known as the "West Lothian question", on whether non-English MPs should be able to vote upon English-only matters after political devolution. He was also known for his anti-war, anti-imperialist views, opposing the Falklands War, the Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War.