Profile
George Galloway
Politician
Male
Born
Aug 16, 1954
Age
58
Hometown
Dundee
Political Party
Labour Party (Uk)
Nationality
British
George Galloway is a British politician, author, journalist, and broadcaster, and the Respect Member of Parliament (MP) for Bradford West. He was previously an MP for the Labour Party, for Glasgow Hillhead and then its successor constituency Glasgow Kelvin… Read More
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George Galloway In Bitter Spat With Ed Miliband The GuardianGoogle News - Apr 26, 2013
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Ed Miliband Should Be Pm, Says George Galloway Telegraph.Co.UkGoogle News - Apr 24, 2013
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Margaret Thatcher Dead: George Galloway's 'Tramp The Dirt Down' Jibe Mirror.Co.UkGoogle News - Apr 09, 2013
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CHILDHOOD
1954
Birth
Born on August 16, 1954.
TWENTIES
1975
20 Years Old
His enthusiasm led him to become Vice-Chairman of the Labour Party in the City of Dundee and a member of the Scottish Executive Committee in 1975.
On 5 May 1977, he contested his first election campaign in the Scottish district elections, but failed to hold the safe Labour seat at Gillburn, Dundee.
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1979
24 Years Old
From 1979 to 1999, he was married to Elaine Fyffe, with whom he has a daughter.
1980
25 Years Old
He supported Dundee City Council which flew the Palestinian flag inside the City Chambers and was involved in the twinning of Dundee with Nablus in 1980, although he did not take part in the visit of Lord Provost Gowans, Ernie Ross MP and three City Councillors to Nablus and Kuwait in April 1981.
1981
26 Years Old
In 1981, Galloway wrote an article in Scottish Marxist supporting Communist Party affiliation with the Labour Party.
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THIRTIES
1988
33 Years Old
The statement put Galloway on the front pages of the tabloid press and in February 1988 the Executive Committee of his Constituency Labour Party passed a vote of no confidence in him.
1989
34 Years Old
He gained re-selection when challenged by Trish Godman (wife of fellow MP Norman Godman) in June 1989, but failed to get a majority of the electoral college on the first ballot.
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1992
37 Years Old
The leadership election of the Labour Party in 1992 saw Galloway voting for the eventual winners, John Smith for Leader and Margaret Beckett as Deputy Leader.
In 1994 he married Amineh Abu-Zayyad as a second wife.
FORTIES
1996
41 Years Old
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According to a memorandum dated 2 January 1996, the Pakistan government proposed to "covertly sponsor" the publication, with money allocated to "the Secret Fund of the High Commissioner for Pakistan in the UK as a special grant for the project".
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Although facing a challenge for the Labour nomination for the seat of Glasgow Kelvin in 1997, Galloway defeated Shiona Waldron.
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During the 2001 Parliament, he voted against the Whip 27 times.
2002
47 Years Old
In a House of Commons debate on 6 March 2002, Foreign Office Minister Ben Bradshaw said of Galloway that he was "not just an apologist, but a mouthpiece, for the Iraqi regime over many years."
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From this position Galloway made many aggressive and controversial statements in opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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FIFTIES
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He subsequently became a founding member of the left-wing Respect Party, and was elected as the MP for Bethnal Green and Bow in 2005.
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The settlement with News International in respect of phone-hacking is understood not to cover a legal dispute regarding the activities of Mazher Mahmood, an undercover reporter for the News of the World. In March 2006 Galloway claimed in a statement that Mahmood, who uses a disguise as a sheikh to frame celebrities, targeted him in an alleged sting operation.
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On 14 February 2009, after raising over £1 million-worth of humanitarian aid in four weeks, Galloway and hundreds of volunteers launched the convoy comprising approximately 120 vehicles intended for use in the Strip, including a fire engine donated by the Fire Brigades Union (FBU), 12 ambulances, a boat and trucks full of medicines, tools, clothes, blankets and gifts for children.
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On 8 January 2010, Galloway and his colleague Ron McKay were deported from Egypt immediately upon entry from Gaza.
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On 5 May 2011, in the Scottish Parliament general election, 2011, the Respect Party, on whose list Galloway was standing in the Glasgow electoral region, received 6,972 votes (3.3%), failing to achieve any seats in the Holyrood Parliament.
In March 2012, Galloway married Putri Gayatri Pertiwi, a consultant with a Dutch research firm.
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