John Mackintosh (Scottish politician)

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John Mackintosh
Detail of memorial plaque in Gifford, East Lothian
Member of Parliament for Berwick and East Lothian
In office 31 March 1966 – 8 February 1974
Preceded by	William John St Clair Anstruther-Gray
Succeeded by	Michael Ancram
In office 10 October 1974 – 30 July 1978
Preceded by	Michael Ancram
Succeeded by	John Home Robertson
Personal details
Born	John Pitcairn Mackintosh (1929-08-24)24 August 1929 Simla, British Raj (now Shimla, India)
Died	30 July 1978(1978-07-30) (aged 48) Edinburgh, Scotland
Political party	Labour
Spouses	Janette Robertson ​ ​ (m. 1957; div. 1963)​ Una Maclean ​ (m. 1963)​
Children	4
Education	University of Edinburgh Balliol College, Oxford Princeton University
Profession	Academic

John Pitcairn Mackintosh (24 August 1929 – 30 July 1978) was a Scottish academic, author and Labour politician known for his advocacy of political devolution, at a time when it was anathema to the Labour leadership,^[1] and for his pro-Europeanism. He advanced the concept of dual nationality: that Scots could be both Scottish and British, and indeed European. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Berwick and East Lothian from 1966 to February 1974 and again from October 1974 until his death.