Neil James Bibby (born 6 September 1983) is a

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politician who has served as a

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(MSP) for the West Scotland region since

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Early life and career

Born in Paisley, Bibby grew up in

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and went to the

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. He had been Chair of Young Labour UK and Chair of Scottish Labour Students. In 2007 he was elected to

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in the Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch ward. Before becoming elected to the Scottish Parliament he worked for Jim Murphy MP and Ken Macintosh MSP.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Bibby was elected to the

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at the 2011 election to represent the West Scotland region, as the Labour Party returned three members from its regional list. He did not contest the 2012 Renfrewshire Council election, with one of the seats in the ward won for Labour by his father Derek. Bibby was previously the Scottish Labour Chief Whip and also served in the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Minister for Education and Young People, Deputy Minister for Education and Shadow Minister for Transport and Town Centres. Bibby has been a member of the Finance and Constitution Committee as well as a substitute member of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. Bibby is a member of a number of Cross-Party Groups and is the Deputy Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Visual Impairment, the Cross-Party Group on Towns and Town Centres and the Cross-Party Group on Scottish Horseracing and Bloodstock Industries. Bibby stood for the Paisley seat in the

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. He was defeated by the incumbent SNP MSP George Adam, but was re-elected on the West Scotland regional list. Bibby nominated

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in the

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. He is currently Labour's Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture in the Scottish Parliament. In February 2018 Bibby received 150 bottles of beer worth approximately £450 from Tennent Caledonian Breweries to promote his proposed Tied Pubs (Code and Adjudicator) (Scotland) Bill. Bibby backed the UK Government’s decision to introduce means-testing for the Winter Fuel Payment, voting in the Scottish Parliament against calls to reverse the decision.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bibby, Neil 1983 births Living people Politicians from Paisley, Renfrewshire Alumni of the University of Glasgow Labour Co-operative MSPs Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–2016 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2016–2021 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2021–2026 Scottish Labour councillors Councillors in Renfrewshire