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jim sillars '' constituency abolished '' oswestry , shropshire british labour co-operative member of the house of lords member of parliament for carrick of , cumnock and doon valley south ayrshire -lrb- 1979 -- the 1983 -rrb- scottish parliament for the lothians member keen supporter of heart of midlothian football club 21 january 1942 3 may 2007 13 may 2005 4 may 1979 lord foulkes of cumnock.jpg george foulkes , baron foulkes of cumnock
 22 march 2011 11 april 2005 the lord foulkes of cumnock university of edinburgh
george foulkes , baron foulkes of cumnock

george foulkes , baron foulkes of cumnock , pc -lrb- born 21 january 1942 , oswestry , shropshire -rrb- is a british labour co-operative life peer .
he has been a member of the house of commons , the scottish parliament and as a life peer is now a member of the house of lords .
until may 2011 he was a member of both the lords and the scottish parliament but he did not seek reelection to the scottish parliament in the 2011 scottish parliament election .
he is often described by the media as an `` ultra loyalist '' to the labour party .
in 1993 , he was forced to resign as shadow defence minister after being convicted of being drunk and disorderly during an incident in which he struck a police officer .
foulkes was a strong supporter of id cards , regularly speaking in favour of former british government proposals .
he is also a supporter of scottish devolution and was involved in the drafting of `` a claim of right for scotland '' in 1988 .
