Nigel Don
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Nigel Don MSP is a Scottish
politician. He was the successful SNP candidate for Angus North and Mearns in the 2011 Scottish Parliamentary election. A member of the Scottish National Party
(SNP), he was elected by Party List to the Scottish Parliament
to represent North East Scotland
region at the 2007 election.
, Pembroke College, Cambridge
(BA 1975; MEng 2001) and the University of London
(LLB).
Nigel's previous jobs include a 13 year career as a chemical engineer with Unilever
. He then decided to take time out of working to stay at home and raise his children, which allowed his wife to continue working. He later became a music teacher and a publisher.
. He was elected in May 2007 to the multi-member Lochee ward but resigned as councillor on 23 August 2007 to concentrate on his role as MSP.
As an MSP, Nigel was a member of the following Cross-Party Groups:
He also served as Parliamentary Liaison Officer (PLO) to Kenny MacAskill
MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice. The post of PLO is unpaid and is intended to support the Cabinet Secretary in developing and maintaining a positive and constructive relationship between the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government.
Nigel was on two parliamentary committees:
His Political Interests include Law, Energy, Nutrition and Weight Management, Environment and Culture
According to his register of interests, Nigel has been and remains a self- employed musician and prior to the election he derived an income of between £10 001 to £15 000 per annum. He was a director of Masterclass Music Ltd which been dissolved and removed from the register of companies. Sales rights to arrangements previously published by Masterclass Music have been transferred to Spartan Press Music Publishers. His earnings are estimated at less than £500 per annum for work he has already undertaken. Nigel is a member of the Performing Right Society
which collects royalties on music he has written or arranged. Nigel is also a member of the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society which collects royalties on music he has written or arranged. His estimated income for work he has previously undertaken is less than £500 per annum.
His Interests include Sport and Music and he is a member of the Musicians' Union
.
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. He was the successful SNP candidate for Angus North and Mearns in the 2011 Scottish Parliamentary election. 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 by Party List 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 North East Scotland
North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
North East Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament...
region at the 2007 election.
Background
He was educated at King's College SchoolKing's College School
King's College School, commonly referred to as KCS, King's, or KCS Wimbledon, is an independent school for day pupils in Wimbledon in south-west London. The school was founded as the junior department of King's College London and occupied part of its premises in Strand, before relocating to...
, Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college has over seven hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its...
(BA 1975; MEng 2001) and the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
(LLB).
Nigel's previous jobs include a 13 year career as a chemical engineer with Unilever
Unilever
Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products....
. He then decided to take time out of working to stay at home and raise his children, which allowed his wife to continue working. He later became a music teacher and a publisher.
Political career
Prior to his election to the Scottish Parliament, Nigel was a councillor for Ninewells ward and SNP Group Convenor on Dundee City CouncilPolitics of Dundee
Politics in the Dundee City council area are evident in the deliberations and decisions of Dundee City Council, in elections to the council, and in elections to the Scottish Parliament and the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom .In the European Parliament, the city area is...
. He was elected in May 2007 to the multi-member Lochee ward but resigned as councillor on 23 August 2007 to concentrate on his role as MSP.
As an MSP, Nigel was a member of the following Cross-Party Groups:
- Convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Obesity
- Vice Convenor of the Cross-Party Group on Construction
- Member of the Cross-Party Groups on Oil and Gas, Life Sciences, Deaf Awareness and Renewable Energy.
He also served as Parliamentary Liaison Officer (PLO) to Kenny MacAskill
Kenny MacAskill
Kenneth "Kenny" Wright MacAskill is the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Eastern, formerly Edinburgh East and Musselburgh since 2007...
MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice. The post of PLO is unpaid and is intended to support the Cabinet Secretary in developing and maintaining a positive and constructive relationship between the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government.
Nigel was on two parliamentary committees:
- Justice
- Public Petitions
His Political Interests include Law, Energy, Nutrition and Weight Management, Environment and Culture
According to his register of interests, Nigel has been and remains a self- employed musician and prior to the election he derived an income of between £10 001 to £15 000 per annum. He was a director of Masterclass Music Ltd which been dissolved and removed from the register of companies. Sales rights to arrangements previously published by Masterclass Music have been transferred to Spartan Press Music Publishers. His earnings are estimated at less than £500 per annum for work he has already undertaken. Nigel is a member of the Performing Right Society
Performing Right Society
PRS for Music is a UK copyright collection society undertaking collective rights management for musical works. PRS for Music was formed in 1997 as the MCPS-PRS Alliance, bringing together two collection societies: the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society and Performing Right Society...
which collects royalties on music he has written or arranged. Nigel is also a member of the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society which collects royalties on music he has written or arranged. His estimated income for work he has previously undertaken is less than £500 per annum.
His Interests include Sport and Music and he is a member of the Musicians' Union
Musicians' Union (UK)
-About the MU:The Musicians' Union is an organisation which represents over 30,000 musicians working in all sectors of the UK music business.-Campaigns:The MU stages regular campaigns in relation to relevant musical and industrial issues...
.
External links
- Register of Interests at Scottish Parliament webpage
- Nigel Don Biography at SNP website