Don Dixon, Baron Dixon’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story
John Parsons
Published Feb 21, 2026
| Intro | British politician |
| Is | Politician |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Politics |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 6 March 1929 |
| Age: | 91 years |
Donald Dixon, Baron Dixon, PC, DL (born 6 March 1929) is a British Labour politician.
He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Jarrow from 1979 until his retirement in 1997, serving as a party whip. He was subsequently elevated to the House of Lords as a life peer with the title Baron Dixon of Jarrow in the county of Tyne and Wear. He retired from the House of Lords on 9 February 2016.