Owen Thompson
Owen George Thompson (born March 17, 1978 ) is a British politician of the Scottish National Party (SNP).
Life
In 1985, Thompson's father accepted a pastoral position in Loanhead , Midlothian , and the family moved to that town. With the exception of a few years in Rosewell , Thompson lived in Loanhead from that year on. He attended Paradykes Primary School and Beeslack High School . He then studied finance and accounting at Edinburgh Napier University and graduated with a bachelor's degree . In his spare time, Thompson is active in sports and has a brown belt in kickboxing .
Political career
In 2005, Thompson was elected to the Midlothian Regional Council as part of a by-election for the SNP for the Loanhead District. At the time of the election he was Scotland's youngest councilor. In the British general election in 2015 , Thompson applied for the SNP for the mandate of his home constituency Midlothian . He inherited his party colleague Colin Beattie , who could not win a seat in the two previous elections. The incumbent Labor politician David Hamilton , who has represented the constituency in the British House of Commons since 2001 , did not run for these elections. With the massive gains in votes by the SNP in these elections, Thompson won the majority with 50.6% and subsequently moved into the House of Commons for the first time. In Parliament, Thompson was a member of the Committee of Selection . With a loss of votes, Thompson lost his seat to Labor candidate Danielle Rowley in the early general election in 2017 and subsequently resigned from the House of Commons. In the 2019 general election , he recaptured the constituency.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on myparliament.info
- ↑ Biographical information ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2016 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.
- ↑ a b Information from the SNP ( Memento of the original dated February 21, 2016 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.
- ↑ a b Results of the general election in 2015 and 2017
- ↑ Information from the British Parliament
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Thompson, Owen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thompson, Owen George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1978 |