Jackson Carlaw
Jackson Carlaw (born April 12, 1959 ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Conservative Party . From February to July 2020 he led the Scottish Conservative Party on an interim basis .
Life
Before joining the Scottish Parliament , Carlaw worked in the automotive industry in Glasgow for over 25 years . He then worked as a freelance business consultant. Carlaw is married and lives with his wife and two sons in Troon, southwest Scotland .
Political career
In 1978 Carlaw entered the Conservative Party. After the death of Labor MP Frank McElhone in 1982, new elections were due in his constituency of Glasgow Queen's Park . Carlaw came to this, but received only the third highest share of the vote and thus missed the entry into the British House of Commons . In the regular general election in 1983 , he then applied for the direct mandate of the constituency of Glasgow Pollok , but was defeated by Labor politician James White . From 1984 to 1986 Carlaw was then chairman of the youth organization of the Scottish Conservatives; Chairman of the Eastwood Conservative Association between 1988 and 1992 . Eventually Carlaw was elected Vice-Chair of the Scottish Conservatives from 1992 to 1998.
In the Scottish parliamentary elections in 2003 Carlaw applied for the direct mandate of the constituency of Eastwood , succeeding his party colleague John Young . However, he received only the second highest number of votes behind Labor candidate Kenneth Macintosh and thus missed the direct mandate of the constituency. In the following general election in 2007 , Carlaw ran again in Eastwood, but missed the mandate despite winning votes again. But since he was also placed on the second rank of the regional electoral list of the Conservative Party for the electoral region West of Scotland , he received one of the two list mandates of the Conservatives in this electoral region and moved into the Scottish Parliament for the first time. During this term, Carlaw acted as party spokesman for health, the environment and transport. In 2011 Carlaw again missed the direct mandate for Eastwood, but defended his list mandate. In November 2011 Annabel Goldie resigned as party leader. Ruth Davidson , Murdo Fraser and Jackson Carlaw ran for the election of the successor . Ultimately, Davidson won the election, which Carlaw made her deputy. After Carlaw was able to record slight votes in his constituency in the Scottish general election in 2016 , he received the direct mandate from Eastwood for the first time.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jackson-carlaw-resign-scottish-tory-leader-independence-referendum-a9646521.html
- ↑ a b Information from the Conservative Party ( Memento from June 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Results of the 1982 by-elections
- ↑ Results of the parliamentary elections in 1983 ( Memento of the original from March 19, 2012 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.
- ^ Biographical information
- ↑ Results of the general election 1999 on the Scottish Parliament website
- ↑ Results of the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
- ↑ Entry on alba.org.uk ( Memento from December 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Results of the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
- ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ↑ Results of the 2011 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
- ↑ Results of the 2011 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
- ↑ BBC News: Ruth Davidson elected new Scottish Conservative leader
- ↑ BBC News: New leader Ruth Davidson announces front bench team
- ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Carlaw, Jackson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1959 |