Des McNulty

Des McNulty
Des McNulty
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Clydebank and Milngavie
In office
6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011
Preceded by new constituency
Majority 3,179 (11.9%)
Personal details
Born 28 July 1952 (1952-07-28) (age 59)
Stockport
Political party Scottish Labour Party

Des McNulty (b. 28 July 1952, Stockport (then Cheshire, England), UK) is a Labour politician, and was a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clydebank and Milngavie constituency from 1999 to 2011, serving as Labour's Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning until he was defeated for re-election at the 2011 election.

Early life and career

McNulty studied at St Bede's College, Manchester and graduated from the University of York in social sciences in 1974.[1] Before entering the Scottish Parliament, he worked at Glasgow Caledonian University as a sociologist, later becoming head of strategic planning.

He served as Deputy Minister for Social Justice from 2002 to 2003, but was replaced after the 2003 election. He returned to ministerial office in November 2006 as Deputy Communities Minister.

On becoming leader of Labour in the Scottish Parliament in September 2008, Iain Gray appointed McNulty Shadow Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change. McNulty also served on the Scottish Parliament Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee. On the 27th of October 2009 he was appointed Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning by Iain Gray. He is married and has two sons.

References

  1. ^ "About". www.desmcnulty.co.uk. http://www.desmcnulty.co.uk/about-des. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
Scottish Parliament
New constituency Member of the Scottish Parliament for Clydebank and Milngavie
19992011
Succeeded by
Gil Paterson
Political offices
Preceded by
Johann Lamont
Deputy Minister for Communities
2006–2007
Succeeded by
Office Abolished
Preceded by
Margaret Curran
Deputy Minister for Social Justice
2002–2003
Succeeded by
Office Abolished




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