Tom McCabe
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| Tom McCabe MSP | |
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Scotland
Minister for Finance |
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| In office 2004 – 2007 |
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| Constituency | Hamilton South |
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| Born | 28 April 1954 |
| Political party | Scottish Labour |
Tom McCabe (born 28 April 1954) is a Scottish Labour Party politician, a former Minister for Finance in the Scottish Executive, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Hamilton South.
He became an MSP in the first elections to the Scottish Parliament in 1999, later holding the positions of Minister for Parliament (1999-2001), Minister for Health and Community Care (2003-2004), and later Minister for Finance.
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[edit] Background
McCabe was educated at St. Martin's Secondary School, Hamilton, and obtained a Diploma in Public Sector Management from Bell College of Technology, Hamilton.
He worked for Hoover plc from 1974 to 1993, and then in social work with Strathclyde Regional Council and North Lanarkshire Council.
[edit] Member of the Scottish Parliament
McCabe was elected to the Scottish Parliament for Hamilton South in 1999. As this was the first constituency to declare its results, he was the first ever MSP to be elected.[1]
He was first appointed Minister for Parliament in the Scottish Executive from 1999-2001. Following Jack McConnell's appointment as First Minister he was out of office until after the Scottish Parliamentary Election, 2003 when he returned as Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care. In October 2004 he was promoted to Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform in place of Andy Kerr
In March 2005 he set up the AEWG (Adult Entertainment Working Group), the Scottish advisory body set up within the Scottish Executive to investigate the legislative issues involved in the current proposed lapdancing ban in Scotland. The ban is currently opposed by such figures as Veronica Deneuve and the union group IUSW (the International Union of Sex Workers) a member of the GMB union.
[edit] References
- ^ "Scots head for coalition rule", BBC News, May 7, 1999
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| Preceded by Constituency Created |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Hamilton South 1999 – present |
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| Preceded by Andy Kerr |
Minister for Finance and Public Services 2004–2007 |
Succeeded by John Swinney as Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth |
| Preceded by Hugh Henry |
Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care 2003–2004 |
Succeeded by Lewis Macdonald |
| Preceded by Office Created |
Minister for Parliamentary Business 1999–2001 |
Succeeded by Patricia Ferguson |
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