John Gallacher, Baron Gallacher (7 May 1920 – 4 January 2004) was a British co-operative official and politician.
The Lord Gallacher | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 28 March 1983 – 4 January 2004 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Gallacher 7 May 1920 Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
| Died | 4 January 2004 (aged 83) Kent, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
Gallacher born in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, was educated at St. Patrick's High School, Dumbarton and worked for Vale of Leven Co-operative Society before World War II. He served in the Royal Air Force then joined the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society (SCWS) in Dumbarton as a trainee in Glasgow.[1] In 1949, he was sent on a SCWS scholarship to the Co-operative College in Loughborough for two years and gained a Co-operative Secretary's Diploma (CSD).[2] He went on to work as assistant educational secretary at the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society in South London, and then moved to be education secretary with the Enfield Highway Co-operative Society.[1] He was then the Southern Sectional Secretary of the Co-operative Union, leaving for a short while to be labour advisor to the Motor Agents' Association before returning to the Union.[2] After joining the International Co-operative Alliance as Administrative Officer he became Parliamentary Secretary to the Co-operative Union in 1973, gaining profile and parliamentary support for the movement.[1]
Gallacher was created Baron Gallacher, of Enfield in Greater London, on 28 March 1983,[3] on the recommendation of Lord Jacques. He sat as a Labour Co-operative peer and from 1985 to 1992, he served as a Labour whip in the House of Lords. He spoke with authority on European matters.[1] In addition, he was for a period President of the Institute of Meat.[2]
References edit
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages – Peerages beginning with "G" (part 1)[self-published source] [better source needed]
- ^ a b c d Lord Gallacher of Enfield, stalwart of Co-operative movement, The Scotsman, 11 February 2004.
- ^ a b c Graham, E., "Peers of the Past", The Co-operative News, 27 May 2008.
- ^ "No. 49306". The London Gazette. 31 March 1983. p. 4470.
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