John Scott (politician, 1951)
John Scott (born June 7, 1951 in Girvan ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Conservative Party .
Life
Fergusson attended Barrhill Primary School , George Watson's College in Edinburgh and completed an engineering degree at the University of Edinburgh . Scott has been with the family farm ever since. He is the founder of the Ayrshire Farmer's Market and the founder and chairman of the Scottish Association of Farmers Markets .
Political career
For the first time Scott ran in the first Scottish general election in 1999 to national elections. In his constituency of Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley , however, he received only the third highest number of votes and thus missed the direct mandate of the constituency. When the elected Labor MP for the Ayr constituency , Ian Welsh , resigned his mandate in December 1999, new elections were necessary in that constituency. To these Scott ran for the Conservatives and won the direct mandate of the constituency with a clear lead over the SNP candidate Jim Mather . As a result, Scott moved into the Scottish Parliament for the first time . Until 2001 he was first deputy party spokesman for traffic and the environment, then party spokesman for the environment. He defended his mandate in the parliamentary elections in 2003 and 2007 . In the Conservative Shadow Cabinet , he was designated Minister for Rural Affairs and the Environment. In the 2011 parliamentary elections , Scott defended his mandate just ahead of the SNP candidate Chic Brodie . In the newly formed cabinet, Scott was elected Deputy Speaker of Parliament.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information from the Scottish Parliament ( Memento of the original from July 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Entry on alba.org.uk ( Memento from October 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Information from the Conservative Party ( Memento of the original dated February 7, 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.
- ↑ Results of the general election 1999 on the Scottish Parliament website
- ^ Statement by Ian Welsh ( Memento of May 25, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b c BBC: John Scott
- ^ Results of the general election 2003 on the Scottish Parliament website
- ↑ Results of the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
- ↑ Results of the 2011 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scott, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Girvan |