John Gollan

John Gollan
6th General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain
In office
13 May 1956 – 11 March 1975
Preceded byHarry Pollitt
Succeeded byGordon McLennan
Personal details
Born(1911-04-02)2 April 1911
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died5 September 1977(1977-09-05) (aged 66)
London, England[1]
Political partyCommunist Party of Great Britain (CPGB)
OccupationPainter, signwriter, newspaper editor
Known forBritish communist activism

John Gollan (2 April 1911 – 5 September 1977) was a British political leader who was general secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) from 1956 to 1975.

  1. ^ Johnstone, Monty, "Gollan, John (1911–1977)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition, September 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2022. (subscription required)

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