David Spaven
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David Spaven was a Scottish Green Party
Speaker before the separation of the English/Welsh and Scottish parties in 1991. He worked as a British Rail
manager for 18 years until 1995.
He stood as a Green candidate in Glasgow Maryhill
in 1987, taking 1.5% of the vote.
While in Glasgow, he campaigned against the M74 Northern Extension.
He was the first Chair of TRANSform Scotland from 1997 to 2006. He is now involved with Get Edinburgh Moving.
He is no longer active in electoral politics but is a campaigner as well as a transport consultant used by Scottish and UK transport agencies.
Green Party of England and Wales
The Green Party of England and Wales is a political party in England and Wales which follows the traditions of Green politics and maintains a strong commitment to social progressivism. It is the largest Green party in the United Kingdom, containing within it various regional divisions including...
Speaker before the separation of the English/Welsh and Scottish parties in 1991. He worked as a British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
manager for 18 years until 1995.
He stood as a Green candidate in Glasgow Maryhill
Glasgow Maryhill (UK Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Maryhill was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005 when it was subsumed into the new Glasgow North and Glasgow North East constituencies...
in 1987, taking 1.5% of the vote.
While in Glasgow, he campaigned against the M74 Northern Extension.
He was the first Chair of TRANSform Scotland from 1997 to 2006. He is now involved with Get Edinburgh Moving.
He is no longer active in electoral politics but is a campaigner as well as a transport consultant used by Scottish and UK transport agencies.