Graham Simpson (Scottish politician)

Graham Simpson
MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Central Scotland
Assumed office
6 May 2016
Councillor of South Lanarkshire Council for East Kilbride West (Ward 9)
Assumed office
3 May 2007
Personal details
Born Aberdeen
Nationality British
Political party Scottish Conservative Party
Occupation Politician
Website https://www.grahamsimpson.org.uk

Graham Simpson is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Central Scotland since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

He was a Councillor in South Lanarkshire Council between 2007-2017.

Journalism Career

Simpson worked as a journalist for News Ltd (26 years and 1 month) rising to the position of Deputy Chief Sub Editor at The Scottish Sun.[1]. He had brief holiday at the Daily Record.[2]

Political career

South Lanarkshire Council

Simpson was elected to the council in the South Lanarkshire Council election, 2007. He was elected after the seventh count getting 860 first preference votes.

He contested East Kilbride West again in the South Lanarkshire Council election, 2012. He was elected on the 1st count with 1,197 first preference votes.

Scottish Parliament

For the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Simpson was selected in to contest the East Kilbride Constituency and was placed second on the Conservatives' Central region list,[3] behind Margaret Mitchell MSP and ahead of Alison Harris MSP. Margaret Mitchell was re-elected and both Simpson and Harris were elected to the Scottish Parliament for the first time on the Central region list.[4]

Simpson is the Conservative spokesman for Housing and Communities[5]

Simpson is also a member of the following committees:

Convener of Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee and member of Local Government and Communities Committee

Simpson is also a member of the following Cross-Party Groups: Beer And Pubs, Cycling, Walking And Buses, Housing and co-vice convenor of Life Sciences

The electoral region represented by Simpson covers East Kilbride, Motherwell, Airdrie, Wishaw and Shotts.

References

  1. ↑ "Graham Simpson, Member of Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland".
  2. ↑ "Graham Simpson MSP".
  3. ↑ "List rankings announced for four Scottish regions - Scottish Conservatives". Scottish Conservatives. 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  4. ↑ "The SNP sweep to victory across Lanarkshire in the Scottish Parliament election". Daily Record. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  5. ↑ http://www.scottishconservatives.com/people/msps/
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