John Mason (politician)

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John Mason

John Mason (born May 15, 1957 in Rutherglen ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Scottish National Party (SNP).

Life

Mason attended Hutcheson's Grammar School and then studied accounting at the University of Glasgow . Mason has worked for various charities and non-profit organizations and spent three years in Nepal for United Mission to Nepal . He then worked for various commercial companies.

Political career

In 1998, Mason was elected to the Glasgow City Council and since 1999 has chaired the local SNP parliamentary group. In 2008, the House of Commons and Labor politician David Marshall gave back his mandate, which is why new elections were scheduled in the constituency of Glasgow East , with Mason running as a candidate for the SNP. Although it is a classically dominated by the Labor Party constituency, Mason managed to narrowly prevail against Margaret Curran and gain the direct mandate. In the regular general election in 2010 , Mason was unable to defend his mandate and was clearly defeated by Curran.

In the parliamentary elections 2011 Mason ran in the constituency of Glasgow Shettleston and was able to win this constituency for the first time for the SNP against the Labor politician Frank McAveety . As a result, he moved into the Scottish Parliament for the first time .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Information from the Scottish Parliament ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet 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. ↑ a b c Information from the SNP
  3. ↑ BBC News: By-election looms after MP quits
  4. ↑ BBC News: SNP stuns Labor in Glasgow East
  5. ↑ Results of the 2010 general election ( 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.politicsresources.net
  6. ↑ the 2011 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
personal data
SURNAME Mason, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish politician (SNP), member of the House of Commons
DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Rutherglen