John Maxton

The Lord Maxton
Maxton in 2019
Member of the House of Lords
Life peerage
17 June 2004 – 5 May 2025
Member of Parliament
for Glasgow Cathcart
In office
3 May 1979 – 14 May 2001
Preceded byTeddy Taylor
Succeeded byTom Harris
Personal details
Born(1936-05-05)5 May 1936
Died20 November 2025(2025-11-20) (aged 89)
PartyLabour
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford
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John Alston Maxton, Baron Maxton (5 May 1936 – 20 November 2025) was a Scottish Labour Party politician. From 1979 to 2001, Maxton was a backbencher Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons.