Colin Keir
Colin Keir | |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Western | |
In office 7 May 2011 – 24 March 2016 | |
Preceded by | Margaret Smith |
Succeeded by | Alex Cole-Hamilton |
Personal details | |
Born | Colin George Keir (1959-12-09) 9 December 1959 (age 64) Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
Political party | Scottish National Party |
Colin George Keir (born 9 December 1959) is a Scottish politician, formerly the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Edinburgh Western constituency 2011–2016. Before being elected as a MSP, he was a councillor.
Early life
Keir was born on 9 December 1959[1] in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated at Craigmount High School and Stevenson College.[2] He is a former Scottish Schools 5000 metres champion and cross-country international.
Political career
Between 2007 and 2012 he was a councillor for Drum Brae/Gyle ward on The City of Edinburgh Council. He was Convener of the council's Regulatory Committee.[3]
Keir contested the seat of Edinburgh Western in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and defeated the Liberal Democrat incumbent Margaret Smith with a substantial swing to win with a margin of 2,689 votes.[4]
In August 2015, after serving just one term, Keir was defeated in his attempt to be re-nominated as the SNP candidate in Edinburgh Western for the 2016 election. Keir was beaten by Toni Giugliano, a member of the party's national executive committee, who had received the backing of former leader Alex Salmond.[5] During his campaign for re-selection Keir had issued campaign literature emphasising his support for a second independence referendum.
References
- ^ "MSPs". archive2021.parliament.scot. 5 June 2016.
- ^ "About: Colin Keir". Scottish National Party. Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Taxi rules call to slam door on gangsters muscling in to trade". Edinburgh Evening News. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Vote 2011: Scotland elections: Constituencies: Edinburgh Western". BBC News. 11 May 2011.
- ^ "SNP MSP Colin Keir deselected for 2016 vote". Edinburgh Evening News. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
External links
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Colin Keir
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