George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock

The Right Honourable George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock, PC (born 21 January 1942) is a politician in the United Kingdom.

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The Right Honourable - PC - 21 January - 1942 - United Kingdom

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Foulkes was Labour and Co-operative Member of Parliament for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley. He was first elected in 1979 and stepped down at the 2005 general election. He is a member of the Privy Council and served as a junior minister at the Department for International Development.

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Labour - Co-operative - Member of Parliament - Carrick - Cumnock - Doon Valley - 1979 - 2005 general election - Privy Council - Department for International Development

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On 13 May 2005 it was announced that he would be created a life peer, and in June 2005 the peerage was gazetted as Baron Foulkes of Cumnock, of Cumnock in East Ayrshire.

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13 May - 2005 - Life peer

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