Graeme Pearson
Graeme Pearson | |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland | |
In office 5 May 2011 – 23 March 2016 | |
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Born | 1 April 1950 |
Nationality | Scottish |
Political party | Scottish Labour Party |
Occupation | Member of the Scottish Parliament |
Profession | Police Officer, Politician |
Graeme James Pearson (born 1 April 1950) is a Labour politician who was Member of the Scottish Parliament for the South Scotland region from 2011 to 2016.[1] He is a former police officer and Director General of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency.
He was appointed to the position of Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice in the Scottish Labour frontbench team by Johann Lamont in June 2013.[2]r
Pearson was appointed as the Chief Executive of Scotland in Union in January 2017, in succession to Alastair Cameron, founder of the pressure group.[3] He was succeeded in the post at the organisation (now known as Scotland in the Union) the following August by the former Labour MP Pamela Nash.[4]
References
- ↑ "Details for Pearson, Graeme: Session 4 (5 May 2011 - 23 March 2016)". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ↑ "Johann Lamont in Scottish Labour front bench shake-up". BBC News. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ "Ex-Labour MSP Graeme Pearson takes on Scotland In Union role". The Herald. Glasgo. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ MacNab, Scott (21 August 2017). "Nash to lead pro-UK campaign group". The Scotman. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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