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The Lord McAvoy | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Opposition Chief Whip of the House of Lords | |
| In office 25 January 2018 –31 May 2021 | |
| Leader | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Bassam of Brighton |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Kennedy of Southwark |
| Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in House of Lords | |
| In office 27 May 2015 –24 January 2018 Servingwith Lord Tunnicliffe | |
| Leader | Jeremy Corbyn |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Smith of Basildon |
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| In office 5 October 2008 –11 May 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Nick Brown |
| Succeeded by | John Randall |
| Comptroller of the Household | |
| In office 2 May 1997 –5 October 2008 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Timothy Wood |
| Succeeded by | John Spellar |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| Life peerage 22 June 2010 –8 March 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West Glasgow Rutherglen (1987–2005) | |
| In office 11 June 1987 –12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Gregor Mackenzie |
| Succeeded by | Tom Greatrex |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 December 1943 Rutherglen,Scotland |
| Died | 8 March 2024 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | British |
| Party | Labour and Co-operative |
| Spouse | Eleanor McAvoy |
| Children | 4 |
Thomas McLaughlin McAvoy,Baron McAvoy, KBE , PC (14 December 1943 – 8 March 2024) was a British Labour and Co-operative politician serving as a life peer in the House of Lords from 2010 until his death in 2024. [1] He served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Rutherglen from 1987 to 2005,and Rutherglen and Hamilton West from 2005 to 2010.
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McAvoy held several positions in the Government Whips' Office under the Blair and Brown governments,serving as Comptroller of the Household from 1997 to 2008 and Treasurer of the Household from 2008 to 2010. He entered the Lords after choosing not to seek re-election to the Commons,where he served as an opposition spokesperson for Scotland and Northern Ireland,as well as a senior whip. McAvoy held the position of Lords opposition chief whip from 2018 to 2021 after serving as Deputy Chief Whip from 2015 to 2018.
