John Dennis Concannon, known as Don Concannon,, was a British Labour Party politician. Born in Doncaster, Concannon was educated at Rossington secondary school and the Extramural department of the University of Nottingham. He was a miner and National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) official and served as a councillor on Mansfield Borough Council from 1963. Concannon was elected Member of Parliament for Mansfield at the 1966 election.

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  • John Dennis Concannon, known as Don Concannon,, was a British Labour Party politician. Born in Doncaster, Concannon was educated at Rossington secondary school and the Extramural department of the University of Nottingham. He was a miner and National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) official and served as a councillor on Mansfield Borough Council from 1963. Concannon was elected Member of Parliament for Mansfield at the 1966 election. Under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan, he was a Government whip and Northern Ireland minister, and was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1978. He was sponsored by the NUM. A serious car accident led to his retirement as MP for Mansfield at the 1987 election and was succeeded by Alan Meale. He died in Mansfield aged 73.
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  • John Dennis Concannon, known as Don Concannon,, was a British Labour Party politician. Born in Doncaster, Concannon was educated at Rossington secondary school and the Extramural department of the University of Nottingham. He was a miner and National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) official and served as a councillor on Mansfield Borough Council from 1963. Concannon was elected Member of Parliament for Mansfield at the 1966 election.
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  • Don Concannon
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