John Barrett (politician, 1954)
John Barrett (born February 11, 1954 ) is a Scottish politician .
Life
Barrett was born in 1954. He attended Forrester High School as well as Telford College and the Napier Polytechnic (now Edinburgh Napier University ). Prior to his political career, Barrett was a corporate executive. He is married and has one daughter.
Political career
Between 1995 and 2001 Barrett was a councilor for the Edinburgh district of South East Corstorphine . In this role, he was, among other things, Chairman of the Development Committee for the Edinburgh West Area and Regional Spokesman for the Liberal Democrats for Transport and Economic Development. In the 1997 general election, Barrett was used as the campaign manager of his party colleague David Steel .
Barrett first appeared in the 2001 general election to national elections. He inherited his party colleague Donald Gorrie , who held the mandate of the constituency of Edinburgh West since 1997 and, after being elected to the Scottish Parliament in 1999, did not propose any further elections to the British House of Commons . With 42.4% Barrett was able to achieve a majority of the votes and moved into the House of Commons for the first time. There he was a member of the Committee on International Development and from 2003 until the end of the 2005 electoral term spokesman for this content. In the general election in 2005 Barrett was able to expand his share of the vote in the constituency and thus held his mandate. Between 2005 and 2007 he served as deputy spokesperson for Scotland-related issues. In the shadow cabinet of the Liberal Democrats, Barrett was designated as Minister for Labor and Pensions from 2008. At the general election in 2010 Barrett has not raced for more. His party colleague Michael Crockart held the mandate for Edinburgh West.
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Barrett in Hansard (English)
- ↑ a b Biographical information
- ↑ a b c The Guardian: John Barrett ( Memento from October 30, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ Results of the 2001 general election ( Memento of the original from September 21, 2011 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.
- ↑ Results of the lower house elections 2005 ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 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.
- ↑ BBC News: Lib Dems' Barrett to quit as MP , July 25, 2009
- ↑ Results of the 2010 general election ( Memento of the original from May 2, 2015 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.
Web links
- Own web presence
- John Barrett at Hansard (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barrett, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1954 |