Allender Steele Adams (16 February 1946 – 5 September 1990), known as Allen Adams, was a Scottish Labour politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley from 1979 to 1983 and Paisley North from 1983 to 1990.
| Allen Adams | |
| Office: | Member of Parliament for Paisley North |
| Term Start: | 3 May 1979 |
| Term End: | 5 September 1990 |
| Predecessor: | John Robertson |
| Successor: | Irene Adams |
| Birth Date: | 16 February 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality: | British |
| Party: | Labour |
Adams was born in Glasgow, and married Irene Adams on 24 February 1968.[1]
He was elected as a Member of Strathclyde Regional Council for Paisley Craigielea in 1974,[2] a position he held until standing down due to his election as the MP for Paisley.
He served as Labour's Scottish whip whilst an MP. In a notable speech on 31 March 1988, he described Margaret Thatcher in the House of Commons as having "behaved towards Scotland with all the sensitivity of a sex-starved boa constrictor", a remark immediately withdrawn, as is the custom in the Commons.
Adams died on 5 September 1990 at the age of 44 from a brain hemorrhage.[3] In the by-election that followed his death, his widow Irene Adams, succeeded him as MP for Paisley North.