Allan Dorans

Allan Dorans

MP
Allan Dorans; MP
	Dorans in 2019
Member of Parliament; for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 12 December 2019
Preceded by	Bill Grant
Majority	2,329 (5.0%)
Personal details
Born	Allan Hopkins Dorans; 30 July 1955 (age 66); Dailly, Scotland
Political party	Scottish National Party

Allan Hopkins Dorans (born 30 July 1955) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock since the 2019 general election.^[2]^[3] He is the Vice Dean of Ayr Guildry. Dorans was made a Companion of the Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in 1990 and a Member of the Chartered Management Institute (MCMI) in 2000.^[3]

Early life and career[]

Dorans was born in Dailly, South Ayrshire, the son of Peter Dorans DCM and Agnes Dorans.^[3] He was educated at Carrick Academy, Maybole, the Open University and the University of the West of Scotland, gaining a Diploma in Public Service Leadership.^[3]

He joined the Metropolitan Police and reached the rank of Detective Inspector by the age of 28, staying with the force from 1972 to 1987.^[4] The following year, he became a Personnel and Training Executive at the Rank Organisation, remaining there until 2000. From 2002 to 2003, he was a substitute teacher at Cape Elizabeth High School in Maine. Dorans was an area manager for the West of Scotland at the Scottish Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders from 2003 to 2009. He was also managing director for West of Scotland Mediation Services from 2009 to 2013.^[3]

Political career[]

Dorans was first elected to South Ayrshire Council in 2012 for the SNP in Ayr West ward,^[5] then appointed in 2014 as SNP Group Leader; but he was defeated in 2017. He was selected as an SNP candidate in October 2019.^[4] On 12 December 2019, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, gaining the seat from the Conservatives. He was appointed as the Shadow SNP Spokesperson for Policing on 10 February 2021.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life[]

In 1979, he married Maureen Beeson; the couple have a son. He lists his recreations as trekking and "undertaking challenging events to raise funds for charitable causes".

References[]

^ "No. 28275". The Edinburgh Gazette. 20 December 2019. p. 2192.
^ "General Election 2019: Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Dorans, Allan Hopkins, (born 30 July 1955), MP (SNP) Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, since 2019". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u293907. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Renton, Dawn (11 October 2019). "Allan Dorans elected as SNP candidate for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock". Carrick Gazette. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
^ "Election 2012". www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk. South Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

External links[]

Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
Voting record at Public Whip
Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou

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Preceded by Bill Grant	Member of Parliament for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 2019–present	Incumbent

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[1] "No. 28275". The Edinburgh Gazette. 20 December 2019. p. 2192.

[2] "General Election 2019: Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

[:0-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Dorans, Allan Hopkins, (born 30 July 1955), MP (SNP) Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, since 2019". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u293907. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[CT_Oct2019-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Renton, Dawn (11 October 2019). "Allan Dorans elected as SNP candidate for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock". Carrick Gazette. Retrieved 13 December 2019.

[5] "Election 2012". www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk. South Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

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