- Brian Adam
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name = Brian Adam
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constituency_MP = Aberdeen North
parliament = Scottish
majority = 3,749 (15.1%)
term_start =1 May 2003
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predecessor =Elaine Thomson
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1948|06|10|df= yes
birth_place =Newmill ,Scotland
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alma_mater =University of Aberdeen
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footnotes =Brian Adam (born
10 June ,1948 ,Newmill ) is aScottish National Party (SNP) Member of theScottish Parliament for Aberdeen North.He was an
Aberdeen District Councillor from 1988 until 1996 and anAberdeen City Council lor from 1995 until his election. In 1999 he contested Aberdeen North, reducing the Labour majority from 10,000 at the 1997Westminster election to just 398. He was elected as the secondNorth East Scotland regional MSP in 1999 and went on to win the Aberdeen North constituency from Labour in the 2003 election with a majority of 457. He held the constituency in the 2007 election with a majority of 3,749.A graduate of the
University of Aberdeen , he worked as the principalbiochemist atAberdeen Royal Infirmary and was atrade union activist prior to his election. He is a father of 5 and grandfather of one. He is a member ofThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Brian Adam is also an avid follower ofAberdeen Football Club and attends the majority of their games.Shadow Ministerial Posts
* May 1999 to September 2000 - Deputy Whip
* September 2000 to April 2003 - Deputy Business Manager & Deputy Chief Whip
* May 2003 to September 2004 - Shadow Deputy Minister for Education & Lifelong Learning
* September 2004 - Shadow Deputy Minister for TourismParliamentary Posts
* June 2003 - Convener of the Standards Committee
* May 2007 -Chief Whip External links
* [http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/brian_adam/index.htm Brian Adam MSP] Biography at the Scottish Parliament website
* [http://www.snp.org/people/parliamentarians/brian-adam-msp Brian Adam MSP] Biography at the SNP website
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NorthEastScotland MSPs
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