Willie Gallacher (politician)

Willie Gallacher
Member of Parliament
for West Fife
In office
14 November 1935 – 23 February 1950
Preceded byCharles Milne
Succeeded byWillie Hamilton
Personal details
Born25 December 1881
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died12 August 1965 (aged 83)
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Political partyCommunist Party of Great Britain (from 1921)
Other political
affiliations
Independent Labour Party
Social Democratic Federation
Communist Labour Party
(until 1921)

William Gallacher (25 December 1881 – 12 August 1965) was a Scottish trade unionist, activist and communist. He was one of the leading figures of the Shop Stewards' Movement in wartime Glasgow (the 'Red Clydeside' period) and a founding member of the Communist Party of Great Britain. He served two terms in the House of Commons as one of the last Communist Members of Parliament.