Allan Wilson (Scottish politician)
- Allan Wilson (Scottish politician)
Allan Wilson (born 5 August 1954) is a former Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament. He represented Cunninghame North, a seat which he held since the inaugural Scottish Parliament general election in 1999 until 2007.
He was educated at Speirs High School in Beith, Ayrshire, and worked as a trades union official with NUPE and UNISON until his election to the Scottish Parliament. He was a member of the Executive of the Scottish Labour Party from 1992 until 1999 and election agent for Brian Wilson.
He was Labour lead on the Scottish Parliament's Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee and also a member of the European Committee prior to becoming Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport in October 2000 and then Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development in November 2001 in the Scottish Executive. In October 2004 he was appointed Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning.
He is married, has two sons, and lives in Kilbirnie. He was a member of the Scottish Parliamentary football team, current holders of the four nations' Parliamentary Trophy ( [http://www.taysidetories.com/text/pr21%20March%202006.htm Parliamentary Shield] ) and Chairman of Kilbirnie [http://www.allanwilsonmsp.com/pages/press-release/2006/17-jan-06-football.html Community Football Club] comprising 15 teams and for over thirty years a former player, coach and manager of various Ayrshire juvenile, amateur and junior teams in the Scottish Junior Football Association, Scottish Amateur Football Association and the Scottish Football Association.
In the 2007 Scottish Parliament Election he lost his seat Cunninghame North to the Scottish National Party's Kenny Gibson, by only 48 votes, making it the most marginal seat in the country. Wilson originally wished to challenge the result but the Scottish Labour Party, following advice from their solicitors, did not proceed with an election petition on his behalf. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6692595.stm]
See also
*List of Scottish Executive Ministerial Teams
External links
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* [http://www.allanwilsonmsp.com Allan Wilson MSP - official website ]
* [http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/allan_wilson/ Scottish Parliament biography]
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