Background
MARSHALL, David was born in May 1941.
MARSHALL, David was born in May 1941.
Larbert High School. Denny High School, Falkirk High School and Woodside Senior School, Glasgow.
Former Shop Steward and Labour Party Organiser, Glasgow. Member. Transport and General Workers Union since 1960. Councillor, Glasgow Corporation, 1972-1975.
Cnclr, Strathclyde Regional Council, 1974-1979, Chairman, Manpower Committee. Former Chairman, Manpower Committee of Convention of Scottish Local Authorities. Former member. Local Authorities Conditions of Service Advisory Board.
Member of Parliament for Glasgow Shettleston, since 1979. Member, Scottish Affairs Select Committee, 1981-1983. Hon.Sec., Scottish Group of Labour MPs, since 1981.
Chairman, Parliamentary Labour Party Transport Committee. Sponsored Solvent Abuse (Scotland) Act, 1983. Member, Select Committee on Transport 1985, Chairman 1987.
JointChmn., All Party Parliamentary Road Passenger Transport Group, 1986. Chairman, Transport and General Workers' Union Group of MPs, 1987-1988. Cc-Chmn., Parliamentary Advice Council for Transport Safety since 1991.
Former transport worker.