predecessor successor children birth_place alongside religion nationality party office primeminister birth_date term_start spouse article_title term_end name
the james gregor mackenzie baroness smith of basildon nick brown timothy wood john randall john spellar tom greatrex 4 rutherglen denis tunnicliffe roman catholic scottish labour co-operative opposistion of the household deputy chief whip comptroller of the household deputy member of parliament for rutherglen and hamilton west glasgow rutherglen chief -lrb- 1987-2005 -rrb- whip in house of lords treasurer gordon brown tony blair gordon brown 14 december 1943 27 12 june 1987 may 2015 5 october 2008 2 may 1997 eleanor mcavoy tommy mcavoy
 11 may 2010 5 october 2008 12 april 2010 the lord mcavoy
tommy mcavoy

thomas mclaughlin mcavoy , baron mcavoy of rutherglen pc -lrb- born 14 december 1943 -rrb- is a british labour co-operative politician who was the member of parliament for rutherglen and hamilton west from 2005 to 2010 , having previously been mp for rutherglen from 1987 to 2005 .
he held several posistions in the labour whips office , including comptroller of the household from 1997 to 2008 , then treasurer of the household from 2008 to 2010 .
he entered the lords after retiring as an mp shortly after the 2010 general election .
