Charlie Gordon

Charlie Gordon
This article is about the politician; for the fictional character Charlie Gordon, see Flowers for Algernon.
Charlie Gordon
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Glasgow Cathcart
In office
29 September 2005 – 5 May 2011
Preceded by Mike Watson
Succeeded by James Dornan
Majority 2,189 (10.1%)
Personal details
Born 28 October 1951 (1951-10-28) (age 60)
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Political party Scottish Labour Party
Spouse(s) Emma Gordon
Religion Roman Catholic

Charles Gordon (born 28 October 1951, Glasgow) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He is the former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Cathcart.

Gordon was elected to the Strathclyde Regional Council in 1987 and remained a councillor until 1996, when Strathclyde Regional Council was abolished. He was President of the P.O.L.I.S. Network (Promoting Operational Links for Integrated Services) of European Cities and Regions applying information technology to transport, from 1992 - 1995. In 1995 he was elected to the new Glasgow City Council where he was Roads Convenor. He was Chair of the new Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority from 1996 to 1999 and was elected Deputy Leader of Glasgow City Council in 1997. In 1999, he became Leader of Glasgow City Council, an office which he held until 2005. As Leader of Glasgow City Council he announced a project to regenerate of the Clyde waterfront.

In 2005, following the resignation of Mike Watson as the MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Charlie was selected as the candidate and on 29 September 2005 won the by-election by 2,405 votes from the SNP candidate Maire Whitehead. In the 2011 Scottish Election Charlie lost his seat by 1592 to SNP candidate James Dornan.

Gordon is also a trade unionist starting off in the Woodworkers’ Union before becoming a branch and district official in the National Union of Railwaymen/RMT. He is a former President of Glasgow Trades Council and is currently a member of the GMB union.

Family

Gordon has two adult sons from his first marriage and a baby son, Calum, with his wife Emma.

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Scottish Parliament
Preceded by
Mike Watson
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Cathcart
20052011
Succeeded by
James Dornan

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