Michael McMahon (Scottish politician)
| Michael McMahon MSP |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Uddingston and Bellshill Hamilton North and Bellshill (1999-2011) |
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| Assumed office 6 May 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Majority | 714 |
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| Born | 18 September 1961 |
| Political party | Scottish Labour Party |
Michael McMahon (born 18 September 1961) is a Scottish Labour politician and is the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Uddingston and Bellshill since 2011. He was previously the member for the former seat of Hamilton North and Bellshill. McMahon has been the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Local Government for Labour in the Scottish Parliament since 2007. He is noted for attempting to abolish the not proven verdict.[1]
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Family
Married to Margaret, with three children.
His daughter Siobhan McMahon was controversially employed as his parliamentary researcher and became an MSP in 2011.[2]
McMahon also employed his wife Margaret, as his parliamentary assistant. [3]
Career
He went to Our Lady's High School, Motherwell (1973-1977). Worked as a welder at Terex Equipment Ltd, Motherwell (1977-1992). McMahon has been a trade union activist since school, and was Chair of the GMB and the STUC Youth Committees. He was also the branch Equality Officer in the GMB and a member of the trade union's Racial Advisory Committee.
In 1992, went to Glasgow Caledonian University and graduated in 1996 with a BA (Hons) in Social Sciences (Politics and Sociology).
Then worked as a political researcher (1996-1999), before being elected to parliament. He is an adviser to the Irish Diaspora in Scotland Association
McMahon is a supporter of faith schools and has publicly defended them, claiming there is no evidence they contribute to sectarianism.[4]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local-news/hamilton-news/2011/05/06/double-for-mcmahon-s-as-siobhan-joins-her-dad-at-holyrood-51525-28646726/
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/politics/political-news/catholic-church-fury-as-charity-boss-blames-faith-schools-for-sectarianism.1328411182?_=e7ca85eebdf1d8c4c36bc09851649db8698d2bbc
External links
- Michael McMahon MSP official biography at the Scottish Parliament website
- Michael McMahon MSP profile at the site of Scottish Labour
- Michael McMahon MSP personal website
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New constituency
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Uddingston and Bellshill 2011–present |
Incumbent |
| New constituency | Member of the Scottish Parliament for Hamilton North and Bellshill 1999–2011 |
Constituency abolished |
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