Graeme James Pearson (born 1 April 1950) is a former Scottish police officer and politician who served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South Scotland region from 2011 to 2016.[1] A member of the Scottish Labour Party, he was Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice from 2015 to 2016.
Graeme Pearson | |
|---|---|
 Pearson in 2008 | |
| Scottish Labour Spokesperson for Justice | |
| In office 19 August 2015 – 5 May 2016 | |
| Leader | Kezia Dugdale |
| Preceded by | Hugh Henry |
| Succeeded by | Claire Baker |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| In office 5 May 2011 – 24 March 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1950 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish Labour Party |
| Occupation | Member of the Scottish Parliament |
| Profession | Police Officer, Politician |
He is a former police officer and Director General of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency. After being elected at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, 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]
On 12 June 2015, Pearson announced that he would not seek re-election at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.[3]
Pearson was appointed as the Chief Executive of Scotland in Union in January 2017, in succession to Alastair Cameron, founder of the pressure group.[4] 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.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Details for Pearson, Graeme: Session 4 (5 May 2011 – 23 March 2016)". Scottish Parliament. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Johann Lamont in Scottish Labour front bench shake-up". BBC News. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ Pearson, Graeme (12 June 2015). "Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2016". Graeme James MSP. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Graeme Pearson
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