Douglas John Henderson (born 9 June 1949) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne North from 1987 to 2010.
[2] Doug Henderson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and educated at the Waid Academy, Anstruther, before going on later to study economics at both the Central College of Commerce, Glasgow, and the University of Strathclyde.
Following Smith's death in 1994 he was moved by Tony Blair to become the Deputy shadow Leader of the House of Commons and spokesman on John Major's citizens' charter.
He was sacked in 1999 amid speculation that his close association with and perceived loyalty to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown eventually cost him his government job, and he became an increasingly outspoken backbencher.
In May 2006, Henderson joined other Labour MPs in urging Prime Minister Tony Blair to set a date to step down following the dismissal of Charles Clarke as Home Secretary.
Henderson is also employed as a member of fast food chain McDonald's advisory board, work that "normally takes about 10 days a year and a bit of preparation.