Mark Griffin (politician)

Mark Griffin MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Central Scotland
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 May 2011
Personal details
Born Mark Griffin
19 October 1985 (1985-10-19) (age 26)
Political party Scottish Labour Party
Residence Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire
Alma mater University of Strathclyde

Mark Griffin (born 19 October 1985) is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the Central Scotland region.[1]

Mark is also a North Lanarkshire Councillor.[2]

Mark was one of many councilliors who when elected to the Scottish Parliament elected to continue without receiving his council salary.

Upon his election at the age of 25, Mark became not only the youngest MSP of the current Parliament, but the youngest in the history of the Parliament..[3]

He sits on the Local Government and Regeneration Committee..[4]

References

  1. ^ The Scottish Parliament - Current Members - Mark Griffin
  2. ^ Scottish Election 2011: Seven MSPs on Central Scotland list - Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser
  3. ^ Mark’s mixed emotions - Local Headlines - Kilsyth Chronicle
  4. ^ The Scottish Parliament - Current Members - Mark Griffin
Opposition frontbench
Jackie Baillie (health) · Claire Baker (rural affairs/environment) · Richard Baker (infrastructure) · Sarah Boyack (local government) · Patricia Ferguson (culture/external affairs) · Johann Lamont (leader) · Lewis Macdonald (justice)  · Ken Macintosh (finance) · Paul Martin (parliamentary business)  · Claire Baker (rural affairs/environment) · James Kelly (chief whip)
Attending: ) · Kezia Dugdale (youth employment) · Siobhan McMahon (PPS to Johann Lamont)
Deputy spokespersons
Claudia Beamish (environment/climate change) · Neil Bibby (children) · Neil Findlay (skills) · Rhoda Grant (energy and enterprise) · Jenny Marra (justice) · Elaine Murray (housing and transport) · John Pentland (whip) · Drew Smith (social justice)) · Richard Simpson (public health)
Backbenchers
Elected in the 2011 election
Constituency MSPs
Additional Members
Clare Adamson (SNP) · Richard Lyle (SNP) · Mark Griffin (Lab) · Margaret Mitchell (Con) · Siobhan McMahon (Lab) · Margaret McCulloch (Lab) · John Wilson (SNP)
Labour (6 seats), SNP (9 seats), Conservative (1 seat)