John Wilson (Scottish politician)
| John Wilson MSP | |
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| Deputy Convener of the Scottish Parliament Local Government and Regeneration Committee | |
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Assumed office 8 June 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Rob Gibson |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland | |
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Assumed office 3 May 2007 | |
| North Lanarkshire Councillor | |
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In office 4 May 2007 – 4 June 2009 | |
| Constituency | Coatbridge North and Glenboig |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1956 |
| Political party |
Scottish Green Party Independent (Sept-Dec 2014) Scottish National Party (until 2014) |
| Committees | Local Government and Regeneration Committee, Public Petitions Committee |
John Wilson (born 28 November 1956) is a Scottish politician.
Education
Wilson was educated at Camelon High School in Falkirk, then at Coatbridge College and Glasgow University.
Political career
As a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he was elected to the Scottish Parliament to represent Central Scotland at the 2007 election. The next day he was also elected as a Councillor for the Coatbridge North and Glenboig ward of North Lanarkshire Council.[1] He stood down from this position to focus on his work at Holyrood,[2] and was replaced by Labour's Peter Sullivan in a by-election on 4 June 2009.[3]
Wilson is a member of the Scottish Parliament's Local Government and Communities Committee and of the Public Petitions Committee. He was one of the MSPs who challenged the use of external consultants by both the Climategate review[4] and latterly the Skills Development Scotland (SDS) quango.[5]
Wilson opposed the change in SNP policy to support an independent Scotland becoming a member of NATO.[6] He became an independent MSP after the Scottish independence referendum, 2014.[6]
In December 2014, Wilson announced he had joined the Scottish Green Party, but would remain in Parliament sitting as an Independent member. [7]
References
- ↑ Councillor John Wilson Archived December 3, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Voters set in Coatbridge North and Glenboig council election
- ↑ Elections marred by voter apathy
- ↑ Holyrood fiasco peer’s £40k for chairing Climategate review
- ↑ Quango sets aside £200,000 ... to learn how to save money
- 1 2 SNP MSP John Wilson quits party over Nato row, BBC News
- ↑ Former SNP MSP John Wilson joins Green Party
External links
- John Wilson MSP Personal website
- John Wilson MSP Scottish Parliament webpage
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