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Scottish Politician Of The Year
Scottish Politician of the Year is an annual awards ceremony established in 1999. It is held by '' The Herald'' newspaper in Prestonfield House, Edinburgh. Although the initial awards ceremony in 1999 was held at the National Museum of Scotland, Prestonfield House Hotel is considered to be the home of the event, hosting every ceremony since 2000. At the 2004 ceremony, former Labour MP, MSP and life peer Mike Watson, set fire to a curtain, and was subsequently convicted of wilful fire raising. Not all of the subsidiary awards are handed out every year. Winners Main award: Scottish Politician of the Year *2024: Anas Sarwar MSP, Labour *2023: Dame Jackie Baillie MSP, Labour *2022: Anas Sarwar MSP, Labour *2021: ''no award'' *2020: ''no award'' *2019: Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Scottish National Party, First Minister *2018: Jeane Freeman MSP, Scottish National Party, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport *2017: Ruth Davidson MSP, Scottish Conservative and Unionist party *2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Kelvin Grove or Kelvingrove may refer to: * Kelvin Grove, Calgary, a neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada * Kelvin Grove, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia * Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North, a suburb of Palmerston North, New Zealand * Glasgow Kelvingrove (UK Parliament constituency) * Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Scotland * Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow, Scotland * Kelvingrove, Glasgow, an area of Glasgow, Scotland {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party (SNP; ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic party. The party holds 61 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament, and holds 9 out of the 57 Scottish seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons. It is represented by 419 of the 1,227 local councillors across Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom and for Scotland's membership in the European Union, with a platform based on progressive social policies and civic nationalism. Founded in 1934 with the amalgamation of the National Party of Scotland and the Scottish Party, the party has had continuous parliamentary List of Scottish National Party MPs, representation in Westminster since Winnie Ewing won the 1967 Hamilton by-election. With the establishment of the devolved Scottish Parliament in 1999, the SNP became the second-largest party, serving two terms as the Opposition (parliamentary), opposition. The SNP gaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Reid (Scottish Politician)
Sir George Newlands Reid (born 4 June 1939) is a Scottish politician and journalist who served as Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament from 2003 to 2007. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Mid Scotland and Fife region from 1999 to 2003 and then for the Ochil constituency from 2003 to 2007. Reid was Member of Parliament (MP) for Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire from February 1974 to 1979. Early life Reid was born on 4 June 1939 in Tullibody, near Alloa, Clackmannanshire, the son of George Reid, a company director, and Margaret (née Forsyth). He was educated at Tullibody School and Dollar Academy. Reid attended the University of St Andrews, where he earned an MA with First-class honours in History in 1962. He then continued with further studies in Switzerland and at Union College in the United States, obtaining a diploma in international relations. Journalist career Reid worked as a broadcas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Health And Community Care
The Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Open Government Licence v3.0 © Crown copyright.() commonly referred to as the Health Secretary (), is a cabinet position in the Scottish Government. The Cabinet Secretary is responsible for the Health and Social Care Directorates and NHS Scotland. The current Cabinet Secretary is Neil Gray who has served since 8 February 2024. The Cabinet Secretary is assisted by: History The position was created in 1999 as the Minister for Health and Community Care, with the advent of devolution and the institution of the Scottish Parliament, taking over some of the roles and functions of the former Scottish Office that existed prior to 1999. After the 2007 election the Ministerial position was renamed to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing. After the 2011 election the full Ministerial title was Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy with the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Kerr (Scottish Politician)
Andy Kerr (born 17 March 1962) is a Scottish politician who served as Minister for Finance and Public Services from 2001 to 2004 and Minister for Health and Community Care from 2004 to 2007. A member of the Scottish Labour Party, he was Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the East Kilbride constituency from 1999 to 2011. Early years Born in East Kilbride, Kerr was educated at Claremont High School in East Kilbride and obtained a BA in Social Sciences at Glasgow Caledonian University. Prior to being elected to the Scottish Parliament, he was a senior officer in Glasgow City Council land services department and served as an adviser in the Leader's office. He was also founder and managing director of ''Achieving'', a quality assurance consultancy. Parliamentary career He was convener of the Scottish Parliament's Transport and Environment Committee and served on the Confederation of British Industry working group designed to bring Members of the Scottish Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of MPs For Scottish Constituencies 2005-
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of ''The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinet Secretary For Finance And Local Government
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government (), commonly referred to as the Finance Secretary, is a member of the List of Scottish Governments, Cabinet in the Scottish Government. The Cabinet Secretary has Ministerial responsibility for the Scottish Government's Scottish Executive Finance Directorates, Finance Directorates. The post has been held by Shona Robison since March 2023, as Cabinet Secretary for Finance until 8 May 2024 when Local Government was added to her brief. Robison was additionally Deputy First Minister of Scotland from March 2023 to May 2024. The Cabinet Secretary is supported by the Minister for Public Finance, since May 2024 Ivan McKee. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Open Government Licence v3.0 © Crown copyright. History Following devolution in 1999, the Dewar government, Government of First Minister Donald Dewar instituted the position as the Minister for Finance, which was renamed the Minister for Finance and Loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Swinney
John Ramsay Swinney (born 13 April 1964) is a Scottish politician who has served as First Minister of Scotland, first minister of Scotland since 2024. Swinney has served as Leader of the Scottish National Party, leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) on two occasions, since 2024 and between 2000 and 2004. He has held various roles within the Scottish Cabinet from 2007 to 2023 under First Ministers Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon. Swinney was Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for North Tayside (Scottish Parliament constituency), North Tayside from 1999 to 2011 and, following boundary changes, has been MSP for Perthshire North since 2011. He was Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tayside (UK Parliament constituency), Tayside North from 1997 to 2001. Born in Edinburgh, Swinney graduated with a Master of Arts (Scotland), MA in politics at the University of Edinburgh. He joined the SNP at a young age, and quickly rose to prominence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Henry
Hugh Henry (born 12 February 1952) is a former Scottish Labour Party politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Renfrewshire South, formerly Paisley South, from 1999 to 2016. Background Henry was born in Glasgow and raised in Erskine, Renfrewshire. He was educated at St Mirin's Academy in Paisley, the University of Glasgow and Jordanhill College of Education in Glasgow. Prior to working in politics, he worked as an accountant with IBM UK Ltd, as a teacher and as a welfare rights officer with Strathclyde Regional Council. He was a local councillor from 1984 until 1999, including 4 years as leader of Renfrewshire Council. A former Marxist, he was once a supporter of the Militant tendency. Member of the Scottish Parliament Henry was appointed Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care in the Scottish Executive in 2001, and moved to become Deputy Minister for Social Justice in 2002. He was appointed Deputy Minister for Justice after the 2003 Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deputy First Minister Of Scotland
The deputy first minister of Scotland is the second highest minister in the executive branch of the Scottish Government, after the First Minister of Scotland, first minister of Scotland. The post-holder deputises for the first minister during periods of absence or whilst out–with the country conducting overseas visits. During any period of the first minister's absence, the deputy first minister will be expected to answer to the Scottish Parliament on behalf of the First Minister at First Minister's Questions (Scottish Parliament), First Minister's Questions. Additionally, the holder of the office of deputy first minister serves within the Scottish cabinet as a cabinet secretary, a position they hold in conjunction with their responsibilities as deputy first minister. There have been two occasions where the deputy first minister assumed the roles and responsibilities of the office of first minister as 'acting first minister'. On both occasions, Jim Wallace served as first min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Salmond
Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond ( ; 31 December 1954 – 12 October 2024) was a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. A prominent figure in the Scottish nationalist movement, he was Leader of the Scottish National Party (Scottish National Party, SNP) on two occasions, from 1990 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2014. He then served as leader of the Alba Party from 2021 until his death in 2024. A graduate of the University of St Andrews, he worked as an economist in the Scottish Office, and later, the Royal Bank of Scotland. He was elected to the British House of Commons in 1987 United Kingdom general election, 1987, serving as the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Banff and Buchan (UK Parliament constituency), Banff and Buchan from 1987 to 2010. In 1990, he successfully defeated Margaret Ewing in the 1990 Scottish National Party leadership election, SNP leadership contest. Salmond led the party through the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Davidson
Ruth Elizabeth Davidson, Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links, (born 10 November 1978), is a Scottish politician. A member of the House of Lords since 2021, she was Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2011 to 2019 and Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament from 2020 to 2021. She served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow from 2011 to 2016 and for Edinburgh Central from 2016 to 2021. She has been a member of the House of Lords since 2021. Davidson is co-host of Sky News podcast ''Electoral Dysfunction'' alongside Beth Rigby and Baroness Harman. Born in Edinburgh, Davidson was raised in Selkirk and later attended Buckhaven High School in Fife. After graduating from the University of Edinburgh, she worked as a BBC journalist and served in the Territorial Army as a signaller. After leaving the BBC in 2009 to study at the University of Glasgow, she joined the Conservative Party. At the 2011 Scottish Parliament elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
