Ross Renton
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Ross Renton (born 1 March 1979) is an educationalist in the United Kingdom. He was a leading figure in British student politics until July 2004. He was previously a director of Endsleigh Insurance Ltd. and chair of NUS Services Ltd.
Ross Renton's notable areas of work included the establishment of Scotland’s first online student book exchange and a member of the lobby team that brought the current Labour government to within 5 votes of defeat over the Higher Education bill in 2004.
Renton was elected Treasurer of the NUS [1] in 2003 and led the reforms of the financially troubled National Union of Students (NUS). This resulted in the introduction of a new system of affiliation and a restructuring of the organisation. Edinburgh University Students' Association rejoined NUS after decades of separation due in part to the new affiliation system. The reforms were seen by many as a threat to democracy and in part may have resulted in the depoliticisation of the NUS[citation needed].
He is currently the prospective parliamentary candidate for Glasgow Shettleston
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