Jim Mather

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Jim Mather

Jim Mather (born March 6, 1947 in Lochwinnoch ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Scottish National Party (SNP).

Mather attended Paisley Grammar School and Greenock High School . He then studied accounting, law and economics at the University of Glasgow and then worked for various commercial companies.

Political career

For the first time, Mather ran in the 1999 parliamentary elections to national elections. Since he could only book the third largest share of the vote for himself in his constituency of Ross, Skye and Inverness West , he missed the entry into the newly created Scottish Parliament . After the resignation of Labor politician Ian Welsh , by-elections were scheduled in the Ayr constituency in 2000 , for which Mather stood as a candidate for the SNP. Mather could not prevail against the conservative John Scott . In 2003 Mather ran in the constituency of Argyll and Bute and was able to book the third highest percentage of votes. Since he was also set on the regional electoral list of the electoral region Highlands and Islands , Mather received one of seven list mandates of the electoral region as a result of the election result and moved into the Scottish Parliament . From 2003 he was shadow minister for economy. In the 2007 general election , Mather received the largest share of the vote in the Argyll and Bute constituency and won the direct mandate from Liberal Democrat George Lyon . After the election, Mather was appointed junior minister for business, energy and tourism. At the 2011 parliamentary elections Mather has not raced for more.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Entry on alba.org.uk ( Memento from June 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Results of the general election 2003 on the Scottish Parliament website
  3. ↑ Entry on alba.org.uk ( Memento from December 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ BBC News: Tories walking on Ayr
  5. ^ Results of the general election 2003 on the Scottish Parliament website
  6. ^ Results of the general election 2003 on the Scottish Parliament website
  7. ↑ Results of the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
  8. ^ The Guardian: Salmond sworn in as first minister
  9. ^ The Scotsman: Former SNP bright lights say no to Holyrood comeback
personal data
SURNAME Mather, Jim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Lochwinnoch