Thomas Docherty (politician)
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Thomas Docherty is a British
Labour Party
politician
who has been the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Dunfermline and West Fife
since 2010.
Thomas Docherty was elected as the Member of Parliament for Dunfermline and West Fife in the May 2010 General Election with a 5,470 majority. He lives in Dunfermline with his wife Katie and their child. Prior to being elected Docherty was an Account Director with a communications consultancy, having previously worked for Network Rail, BNFL and as a research assistant to Scott Barrie
, the former MSP for Dunfermline West.
In Westminster he has taken a keen interest in defence issues and was a notable voice throughout the Strategic Defence and Security Review. He is a member of a number of influential committees in Parliament, notably the Defence Select Committee, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee and the Administration Select Committee. In addition Docherty is the member of several all party groups, including the all party group on atomic and nuclear veterans. In addition Thomas is Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Bahrain and Treasurer of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Clean Coal. In the recent reshuffle of the opposition front bench he was appointed to the Treasury team as PPS to Angela Eagle MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
To date he has spoken in 71 debates and received answers to 72 written questions – above average amongst MPs. In November the Sunday Mail named Docherty as the second hardest working new Scottish MP.
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who has been the Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Dunfermline and West Fife
Dunfermline and West Fife (UK Parliament constituency)
Dunfermline and West Fife is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election from all of the old Dunfermline West and parts of the old Dunfermline East constituencies...
since 2010.
Thomas Docherty was elected as the Member of Parliament for Dunfermline and West Fife in the May 2010 General Election with a 5,470 majority. He lives in Dunfermline with his wife Katie and their child. Prior to being elected Docherty was an Account Director with a communications consultancy, having previously worked for Network Rail, BNFL and as a research assistant to Scott Barrie
Scott Barrie
Scott Barrie, is a Scottish Labour Party politician and former social worker. He represented Dunfermline West in the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2007, where he was a member of the Communities Committees of the Parliament....
, the former MSP for Dunfermline West.
In Westminster he has taken a keen interest in defence issues and was a notable voice throughout the Strategic Defence and Security Review. He is a member of a number of influential committees in Parliament, notably the Defence Select Committee, the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee and the Administration Select Committee. In addition Docherty is the member of several all party groups, including the all party group on atomic and nuclear veterans. In addition Thomas is Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Bahrain and Treasurer of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Clean Coal. In the recent reshuffle of the opposition front bench he was appointed to the Treasury team as PPS to Angela Eagle MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
To date he has spoken in 71 debates and received answers to 72 written questions – above average amongst MPs. In November the Sunday Mail named Docherty as the second hardest working new Scottish MP.