Hugh Henry

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Hugh Henry

Hugh Henry , (born February 12, 1952 in Glasgow ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Labor Party .

Life

Henry attended St Mirin's Academy in Paisley and then studied at the University of Glasgow and Jordanhill College of Education in Glasgow. He first worked as an accountant at IBM , then switched to teacher training and finally, from 1979, as a clerk in the areas of social welfare and later care. Henry is married and has two daughters and a son. He is a member of the Transport and General Workers' Union .

Political career

Henry was first elected to Renfrew City Council in 1984 and was confirmed in the 1988 and 1992 elections. In 1995 Henry became a member of the Renfrewshire Regional Council and served on the West Renfrewshire County Council until 1998. In the first Scottish general election in 1999, Henry ran for the first time to national elections. He applied for the direct mandate of the constituency Paisley South and was able to win it with a clear lead over the candidate of the SNP . In November 2001 he was appointed Deputy State Secretary for Health and Care, then in May 2002 for Social Justice and finally in November 2002 for Justice. In the general election in 2003 , Henry defended his mandate despite losing votes. He held his position as Deputy State Secretary for Justice until November 2006 when he was appointed State Secretary for Education and Young People. In the 2007 general election , Henry was able to increase his share of the vote and defended his mandate. In 2010 he was voted Scottish Politician of the Year. As part of the 2011 constituency reform, Henry's Paisley South constituency was dissolved. For this reason, he applied for the direct mandate of the newly created constituency of Renfrewshire South in the 2011 general election . He won the mandate before the SNP candidate. At the beginning of the legislative period, Henry ran for the position of speaker of parliament, but was defeated by the SNP politician Tricia Marwick .

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  1. ↑ a b Information from the Scottish Parliament ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.scottish.parliament.uk
  2. ↑ Information from the Labor Party ( Memento of the original dated February 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.scottishlabour.org.uk
  3. ↑ a b Entry on alba.org.uk ( Memento from October 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Results of the general election 1999 on the Scottish Parliament website
  5. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  6. ^ Results of the general election 2003 on the Scottish Parliament website
  7. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  8. ↑ Results of the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
  9. ↑ BBC News: Hugh Henry named best Scots politician
  10. ↑ Results of the 2011 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
  11. ↑ BBC News: SNP MSP Tricia Marwick elected presiding officer
personal data
SURNAME Henry, Hugh
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow