John Williamson Pentland is a former
Scottish Labour Party
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politician. He was the
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP; gd, Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba, BPA; sco, Memmer o the Scots Pairliament, MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.
Electoral system
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(MSP) for the
Motherwell and Wishaw constituency from 2011 to 2016.
Pentland worked as a welder with Butters Brothers, Craigneuk and then spent 28 years with British Steel Corporation at the Clyde Alloy plant. He has been a member of the Labour Party for over 30 years, holding numerous branch and CLP positions. He was elected to the former
Motherwell District Council
Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of La ...
in 1992, and served on Planning, Leisure Services, Environmental Health, Staffing, and Policy and Resources Committees. Prior to his election as an MSP, he was Convener of
North Lanarkshire Council Finance Committee, he was also finance spokesperson for the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities from 2002 till 2007.
Scottish Labour Party biographical note
John Pentland was elected to the Scottish Parliament in the election of 5 May 2011.
References
External links
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johnpentland.org
John Pentland (personal website)
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
People from Motherwell
Scottish Labour councillors
Labour MSPs
Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–2016