Dennis Canavan

Dennis Canavan
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Falkirk West
In office 6 May 1999 – 2 April 2007
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Michael Matheson
Member of Parliament for Falkirk West West Stirlingshire (Oct 1974–1983)
In office 10 October 1974 – 21 November 2000
Preceded by	William Baxter
Succeeded by	Eric Joyce
Personal details
Born	Dennis Andrew Canavan (1942-08-08) 8 August 1942 (age 81) Cowdenbeath, Scotland
Political party	Independent (1999–present)
Other political affiliations	Labour (1974–1999)
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh

Dennis Andrew Canavan (born 8 August 1942) is a Scottish politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Falkirk West from 1974 to 2000 (known as West Stirlingshire from 1974 to 1983), first as a member of the Labour Party, and then as an Independent. He then served as an Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Falkirk West from 1999 to 2007.

In 2014, he was the chair of the Advisory Board of Yes Scotland, the campaign for independence in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.