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The Lord Maxton | |
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| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 17 June 2004 Life Peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for Glasgow Cathcart | |
| In office 3 May 1979 – 14 May 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Teddy Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Tom Harris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1936 |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
John Alston Maxton, Baron Maxton (born 5 May 1936) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. From 1979 to 2001 he was a backbencher Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons.