Bob Doris (born 11 May 1973) is a

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(SNP) politician. He has served as the

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(MSP) for

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since the

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, having previously served as an MSP for Glasgow from 2007 to 2016.

Life and career

Doris was born in the

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, and educated at the

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earning an MA in Social Sciences. At the 2007 election Doris contested the Glasgow Maryhill Scottish Parliament constituency, finishing second to Patricia Ferguson, majority 2,300. Prior to the election Doris had acted as campaign manager to Bill Wilson when Wilson challenged John Swinney for the SNP leadership in 2003. Doris convened the SNP Maryhill Constituency Branch and Glasgow Regional Association SNP (GRA) for a number of years. Before the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary elections Doris was set to be council candidate for the Maryhill/Kelvin ward at the Glasgow City Council elections of 2007. He resigned his nomination for the Council seat to avoid the possibility of being elected on a dual mandate. Since his election, Doris campaigned successfully on a number of issues including

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s, kinship care payments and Town Centre Regeneration Fund money for Glasgow. He was a leading campaigner against Glasgow City Council's closure of 20 primary and nursery schools, and supported the parental occupation of Wyndford Primary School and St Gregory's Primary School, both in Maryhill. Doris convenes the Scottish Parliament's cross party group on Racial Equality in Scotland and the cross-party group on Rare, Genetic And Undiagnosed Conditions. In

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, Doris was the SNP candidate for the redrawn seat of

. He was also placed 3rd on the SNP regional list for

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behind

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and

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. He was unsuccessful in gaining Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, losing to Labour's

Patricia Ferguson Patricia Josephine Ferguson (born 24 September 1958, Glasgow) is a Scottish Labour Party politician who was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Maryhill constituency from 1999 until 2011 and for Glasgow Maryhill and Spring ...

, but was returned as one of two Glasgow list SNP MSPs alongside Yousaf.

2016 – current

In the 2016 election, he defeated Ferguson and was elected as the constituency member for

. He is currently the convenor of the Social Security Committee in the Scottish Parliament.

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Personal website
www.bob-doris.scot {{DEFAULTSORT:Doris, Bob 1973 births Living people Scottish people of Irish descent Scottish National Party MSPs Members of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow constituencies Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–2016 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2016–2021 Members of the Scottish Parliament 2021–2026 People from West Dunbartonshire Maryhill Springburn

Life and career

2016 – current

See also

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