Career
He was elected a councillor on Fife County Council. He served as chairman of West Fife Constituency Labour Party and secretary of Fife Company-operative Association for many years.
He was elected a councillor on Fife County Council. He served as chairman of West Fife Constituency Labour Party and secretary of Fife Company-operative Association for many years.
43rd United Kingdom Parliament. 44th United Kingdom Parliament. 45th United Kingdom Parliament.
46th United Kingdom Parliament.
47th United Kingdom Parliament]
Hunter was a miner and a Scottish executive member of the National Union of Mineworkers. Hunter was Member of Parliament for Dunfermline Burghs from 1964 to 1974, and then (after boundary changes) for Dunfermline until 1979, preceding Dick Douglas.