George Adam

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George Adam
MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Paisley
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2011
Preceded by None
Personal details
Born 8 June 1969 (age 44–45)
Political party Scottish National Party
Website Official Website

George Adam (born 8 June 1969) is a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the Paisley constituency.[1]

George joined the SNP in his late teens and was active with the SNP in Paisley since the late 1980â€ēs. He worked in the motor industry as a Corporate Sales Manager before being elected to the Paisley South Ward of Renfrewshire Council in 2007. He won the newly drawn Paisley constituency in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, overturning a notional Labour majority of nearly 4000.

Since his election George has served on the Scottish Parliament's Public Audit Committee and the Health and Sport Committee. He currently serves on the Education and Culture Committee. Also, he is the Parliamentary Liaison Officer (PLO) to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Michael Russell MSP.

Personal life

George lives in the east end of Paisley with his wife Stacey. Due to his wife Stacey, suffering MS, they are both members of the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Scotland. He is a passionate supporter of St Mirren FC and the Scottish National Team.

He is also Co-Convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Fairtrade and a member of the Cross-Party Groups on Carers and on Aviation.

References

External links

George Adam on Twitter George's Website


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