Don Dixon, Baron Dixon
British politician
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| Intro | British politician | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 6 March 1929 | |
| Age | 95 years |
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Donald Dixon, Baron Dixon, PC, DL (born 6 March 1929) is a British Labour politician.
He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Jarrow from 1979 until his retirement in 1997, serving as a party whip. He was subsequently elevated to the House of Lords as a life peer with the title Baron Dixon of Jarrow in the county of Tyne and Wear. He retired from the House of Lords on 9 February 2016.