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John Wilson (Scottish politician)
Encyclopedia
John Wilson is a Scottish
politician. 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. He stood down from this position to focus on his work at Holyrood, and was replaced by Labour's Peter Sullivan in a by-election on 4 June 2009.
High School in Falkirk
, then at Coatbridge
College and Glasgow University.
(SDS) quango
.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
politician. A member of the Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
(SNP), he was elected to the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
to represent Central Scotland at the 2007 election.
The next day he was also elected as a Councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
for the Coatbridge North and Glenboig ward of North Lanarkshire Council. He stood down from this position to focus on his work at Holyrood, and was replaced by Labour's Peter Sullivan in a by-election on 4 June 2009.
Education
John Wilson was educated at CamelonCamelon
Camelon is a large settlement within the Falkirk council area, Scotland. The village is in the Forth Valley, west of Falkirk, south of Larbert and east of Bonnybridge...
High School in Falkirk
Falkirk
Falkirk is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Forth Valley, almost midway between the two most populous cities of Scotland; north-west of Edinburgh and north-east of Glasgow....
, then at Coatbridge
Coatbridge
Coatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. The town, with neighbouring Airdrie, is part of the Greater Glasgow urban area. The first settlement of the area stretches back to the Stone Age era...
College and Glasgow University.
Parliamentary Life
John 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 and latterly the Skills Development ScotlandSkills Development Scotland
Skills Development Scotland is Scotland's skills public body which operates across Scotland as a whole.-History:Created on 1 April 2008, SDS is a merger of former organisations and services which delivered skills related services across Scotland....
(SDS) quango
Quango
Quango or qango is an acronym used notably in the United Kingdom, Ireland and elsewhere to label an organisation to which government has devolved power...
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External links
- John Wilson MSP Personal website
- John Wilson MSP Scottish Parliament webpage
- John Wilson MSP Biography at SNP website