Harry Gourlay

Harry Philip Heggie Gourlay was a Scottish Scottish [Labour Party|Labour Party] politician.
Gourlay was educated at Kirkcaldy High School and was a vehicles examiner. He served as a councillor on Kirkcaldy Town Council and Fife County Council from 1946 and was a governor of Dundee College of Education and a member of his local hospital board.
Gourlay contested South [Angus (UK Parliament constituency)|South Angus] in 1955.
He was member of parliament for Kirkcaldy [Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Kirkcaldy Burghs] from 1959 until he died in office shortly prior to the 1987 [United Kingdom general election|1987 general election], at which Dr. Lewis Moonie was elected as his successor. Gourlay was a Government Whip and a Deputy Speaker from Labour [government, 1964–1970|1964-1970].