- Frank McAveety
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constituency_MP = Glasgow Shettleston
parliament = Scottish
majority = 2,881 (19.5%)
term_start =6 May 1999
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1962|06|27|df=yes
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alma_mater =University of Strathclyde ,University of Glasgow
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footnotes =Frank McAveety (born
27 June 1962 ) is a Scottish Labour Co-operativeMember of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Shettleston.He was educated at All Saints Secondary School,
Glasgow , at theUniversity of Strathclyde , and at St. Andrew's College of Education in Glasgow.Before his election to the
Scottish Parliament , he taught English at St Gregory's RC school (Cranhill) inGlasgow and St Brendan's RC High School,Linwood, Renfrewshire . He was a member ofGlasgow District Council from 1988 until 1996, then a member and Leader (from 1997) of Glasgow City Council until 1999.He was Deputy
Minister for Local Government in theScottish Executive from 1999 to 2000. He returned to office as DeputyMinister for Health and Community Care in May 2002. He was appointedMinister for Tourism, Culture and Sport following theScottish Parliamentary Election, 2003 . Frank was re-elected to the Scottish ParliamentMay 3 2007 . He serves as convener of the Public Petitions Committee and is the Labour Party's spokesperson on sport.He is a Celtic supporter from childhood, and is known for his knowledge of music, including a massive collection of LPs, cassettes, and CDs. In April 2005, the "Scotsman" newspaper dubbed him the "grand-daddy of Parliamentary pop", in reference to his folksy Chamber speech in support of a bill recognising Franz Ferdinand for their contribution to
Scottish popular music and culture.See also
List of Scottish Executive Ministerial Teams External links
* [http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/frank_mcaveety/index.htm] Scottish Parliament biography
* [http://www.scotland.gov.uk] Scottish Executive
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