Tam Dalyell

Sir Tam Dalyell Bt FRSGS
Dalyell on After Dark in 1991
Lord Rector of the University of Edinburgh
In office 7 March 2003 – 15 February 2006
Preceded by	Robin Harper
Succeeded by	Mark Ballard
Father of the House of Commons
In office 7 June 2001 – 11 April 2005
Speaker	Michael Martin
Preceded by	Sir Edward Heath
Succeeded by	Alan Williams
Member of Parliament for Linlithgow West Lothian (1962–1983)
In office 14 June 1962 – 11 April 2005
Preceded by	John Taylor
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Thomas Dalyell Loch (1932-08-09)9 August 1932 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	26 January 2017(2017-01-26) (aged 84) West Lothian, Scotland
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Kathleen Wheatley ​ (m. 1963)​
Children	2
Education	Eton College
Alma mater	King's College, Cambridge
Military service
Branch/service	Royal Scots Greys British Army
Years of service	1950–1952
Rank	Trooper

Sir Thomas Dalyell, 11th Baronet FRSGS (/diˈɛl/ ^ⓘ dee-EL; 9 August 1932 – 26 January 2017), known as Tam Dalyell, was a Scottish Labour Party politician who was a member of the House of Commons from 1962 to 2005. He represented West Lothian from 1962 to 1983, then Linlithgow from 1983 to 2005. He formulated what came to be known as the "West Lothian question", on whether non-English MPs should be able to vote upon English-only matters after political devolution. He was also known for his anti-war, anti-imperialist views, opposing the Falklands War, the Gulf War, the War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War.