Tom Burlison
The Lord Burlison | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lord-in-Waiting Government Whip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 28 January 1999 – 11 June 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | The Lord Hoyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | The Lord Davies of Oldham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treasurer of the Labour Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1992–1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | John Smith Margaret Beckett (Acting) Tony Blair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sam McCluskie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Margaret Prosser | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the House of Lords | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Life peerage 21 October 1997 – 20 May 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Thomas Henry Burlison 23 May 1936 Edmondsley, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 May 2008 (aged 71) Gateshead, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Labour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thomas Henry Burlison, Baron Burlison, DL (23 May 1936 – 20 May 2008) was a British footballer, GMB trade unionist and Treasurer of the Labour Party. He was the first former professional footballer to take a seat in the House of Lords.
Burlison was born in Edmondsley, County Durham, the son of a miner, Robert Burlison, and his wife, Georgina. He was educated in Edmondsley and worked as a panel beater from 1951 to 1957, joining the General and Municipal Workers' Union (GMWU, later merged to form the GMB).