Christopher Stephens

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Christopher Stephens

Christopher Stephens (born March 20, 1973 in Glasgow ) is a Scottish politician of the Scottish National Party (SNP).

Life

Stephens was born in Glasgow in 1973. He attended Trinity High School in Renfrew . Stephens was one of the leading representatives of the UNISON union in Glasgow. He is a supporter of the Glasgow football club Partick Thistle .

Political career

Stephens is chairman of the SNP trade union group. and member of the SNP Executive Committee.

For the British general election in 2001 , the SNP placed Stephens in the constituency of Hamilton North and Bellshill . On election day, however, he was clearly defeated by Labor candidate John Reid . In both 2007 and 2011 , Stephens ran for a seat in the Scottish Parliament . In his constituency, Glasgow Pollok, however, he was defeated in both cases by Labor MP Johann Lamont . As sixth place on the SNP's electoral list in the 2014 European elections , he missed the entry into the European Parliament .

At the general election in 2010 Stephens candidate in the constituency of Glasgow South West . However, he could not prevail against incumbent Labor MP Ian Davidson . With the massive increase in votes of the SNP in the British general election in 2015 , Stephens finally won the mandate of Glasgow South West and subsequently moved into the British lower house for the first time . With a lead of only 60 votes over the second-placed Labor candidate, Stephens defended his mandate in the early general election 2017 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biography for Chris Stephens. Retrieved July 27, 2017 (English).
  2. ↑ a b Chris Stephens . In: The SNP . ( Online [accessed July 27, 2017]).
  3. ↑ Analysis: SNP bucks trend for privately educated MPs. Retrieved July 27, 2017 (English).
  4. ↑ SNP hope yes factor can win in South West. Retrieved July 27, 2017 (English).
  5. ↑ Chris Stephens: Trade union value in SNP future. Retrieved July 27, 2017 (English).
  6. ^ Hamilton North & Bellshill. Politics Science Resources, archived from the original on September 22, 2001 ; accessed on October 8, 2019 (original website no longer available).
  7. ^ Falkirk East to Livingston. March 23, 2011, accessed July 27, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Falkirk East to Mid Fife and Glenrothes. October 6, 2011, accessed July 27, 2017 .
  9. ↑ SNP reveals candidates for 2014 European Parliament elections. Retrieved July 27, 2017 (English).
  10. ^ Glasgow South West parliamentary constituency - Election 2017 . In: BBC News . ( Online [accessed July 27, 2017]).
personal data
SURNAME Stephens, Christopher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish politician of the Scottish National Party (SNP)
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow