James Dornan
| James Dornan MSP |
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| Deputy Convener of the Scottish Parliament Subordinate Legislation Committee |
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| Assumed office 14 June 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Doris |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Cathcart |
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| Assumed office 5 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Charlie Gordon |
| Majority | 9,390 (30.7%) |
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| Born | 17 March 1953 Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Website | Official biography at Scottish Parliament website |
James Dornan (born 17 March 1953) is a SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Cathcart.
He was elected in the 2011 Parliamentary elections,[1] having previously contested the Ayr Constituency in the 2003 Scottish Parliament elections and the Glasgow South-West Constituency in the 2005 UK general election before his election in 2011.[2] He was also selected to be the SNP candidate in the 2009 Glasgow North East by-election, but decided to step aside following newspaper reports over his finances.[3]
He represented the Langside Ward in Glasgow City Council from 3 May 2007[4] until 3 May 2012[5] and was the SNP group leader on Glasgow City Council until June 2011, when he was succeeded by Councillor Allison Hunter.[6]
Dornan joined the Scottish National Party in 1996[7] and previously worked for Stewart Maxwell (MSP).[2]
In 2012, Dornan was appointed as a SNP Deputy Whip.[8]
References
- ↑ BBC News - Election 2011 - Scotland - Glasgow Cathcart, bbc.co.uk; accessed 8 May 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 James Dornan official website, jamesdornanmsp.org; accessed 8 May 2015.
- ↑ SNP candidate quits after financial allegations, STV 12 July 2009 17:05 BST accessed 21 January 2016.
- ↑ Profile, andrewteale.me.uk; accessed 8 May 2015.
- ↑ Langside Ward in Glasgow City Council, bbc.co.uk; accessed 8 May 2015.
- ↑ New city SNP leader to head battle for Glasgow, eveningtimes.co.uk; accessed 8 May 2015.
- ↑ Dornan joined SNP in 1996, bbc.co.uk; accessed 8 May 2015.
- ↑ Dornan named SNP Deputy Whip, bbc.co.uk; accessed 8 May 2015.
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