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Bob Graham
(Also number 2 on Glasgow list) |
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| Scottish Christian Party |
Recent electoral experience
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Frank McAveety MSP
(Not standing on Glasgow list) |
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| Labour |
Frank McAveety was born on the 27 th July 1962 in Glasgow and educated at All Saints Secondary School in Glasgow, Strathclyde University in Glasgow where he graduated with a BA (Hons) in English & History and St Andrew's College of Education in Glasgow where he obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Secondary Education. From 1984 until 1994 he taught English and History at a secondary school in Glasgow and from 1994 until his election in 1999 at a secondary school in Renfrewshire. He is married, a Christian, and is a member of the EIS, TGWU and the Co-operative Party. He became a Glasgow Councillor in 1988 and after being Convenor of Arts and Culture in 1995, became leader of the Council in 1997 following the suspension of Bob Gould and other councillors. In the parliament he is the Deputy Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Scottish Writing & Publishing. Donald Dewar appointed him as on of Wendy Alexander's two Deputy Ministers, but after Dewar's death, McAveety supported first Jack McConnell (the only member of the Executive to do so) then changed to support Henry McLeish, but lost his post in the subsequent reshuffle. He did not return to the Executive until after Richard Simpson's resignation after allegedly calling firemen "fascists" and "bastards" when Jack McConnell appointed him Deputy Minister for Health & Community Care. After the 2003 election, he was appointed Minister for Tourism, Culture & Sport, but with a Deputy Minister's salary. In June 2004, he failed to attend Minister's Question Time and claimed that he had been "unavoidably detained at an arts council book awards ceremony". Other MSPs revealed that McAveety had in fact been in the canteen, eating pie and beans. The media had a field day and McAveety's ministerial career ended.
Council positions
1997 - 1999, Leader of Glasgow City Council
Ministerial positions
May 1999 - October 2000 - Deputy Minister for Housing & Local Government
November 2002 - April 2003 - Deputy Minister for Health & Community Care
May 2003 - June 2004 - Minister for Tourism, Culture & Sport
Recent electoral experience
2003 Scottish Parliament election, Glasgow Shettleston, 9,365 votes (56.60 %) (elected)
1999 Scottish Parliament election, Glasgow Shettleston, 11,078 votes (53.95 %) (elected)
1995 Glasgow City Council election, Gartcraig, 1,891 votes (70.25 %) (elected)
1992 Glasgow Council election, Lethamhill, 1,481 votes (50.86 %) (elected)
1988 Glasgow Council election, (elected)
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John McLaughlin
(Also number 9 on Glasgow list) |
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| Scottish National Party |
John joined the SNP in the mid sixties and has held offices in the party at constituency and regional level. He was one of the first SNP Councillors in Glasgow and served on Housing, Finance, Transport and Parks Committees. He also served on the Executive Council of the National Health Service for Glasgow. This, together with his voluntary work assisting a Member of the Scottish Parliament, has given John a wealth of experience dealing with people and their problems at many levels. John's interests outside politics are public speaking and voluntary work He is currently the Speaker of the Glasgow Parliamentary Debating Association and was recently elected Secretary of the Glasgow North and East Multiple Sclerosis Society. For relaxation John is an avid reader, particularly of history and political memoirs and biographies. He also enjoys good food, good wine and good conversation.
Recent electoral experience
2005 Westminster parliament election, Glasgow North East, 5,019 votes (17.66 %)
Ex-Glasgow Councillor
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William McNair
(Not standing on Glasgow list) |
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| Conservative & Unionist |
Recent electoral experience.
1999 Edinburgh City Council election, Broughton, 487 votes (12.61 %)
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Ross Renton
(Not standing on Glasgow list) |
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| Liberal Democrat |
Ross Renton was born on the 1 st March 1979 in Glasgow and educated at the University of Strathclyde. He works in higher education as a Senior Lecturer. His current projects include widening participation in universities and helping to raise attainment in schools. He was a leading figure in student politics within the National Union of Students representing over 5 million people, holding senior posts in both Scotland and the UK. He has wide ranging experience including previously being a Director of Endsleigh Insurance Ltd. and Chair of NUS Services Ltd. Ross says he has a record of winning for the people he represents, and is dedicated to giving a strong voice to Glasgow Shettleston.
Recent electoral experience
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