NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bill Wilson (Scottish politician)

Dr William Laurence Wilson (more commonly known as Bill Wilson) is a Scottish National Party politician. The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic: is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ...

Born in Paisley in 1963 his initial involvement in politics was with the Labour Party whilst working in conservation at Oxford (jointly with the university and the BBONT, the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (UK)). However, upon returning to his native Scotland he became convinced of the case for Scottish independence and that the Labour Party's commitment to social justice was waning. In 1989 he joined the Scottish National Party (SNP). Paisley (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a town and former burgh located in the west central lowlands of Scotland. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II... Scotlands (in dark blue) location within the United Kingdom Scottish independence is an ideal advocated by certain political movements within the Scottish electorate that desires that Scotland secede from the United Kingdom and become a sovereign independent state as it was prior to the Act of Union in 1707. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

He stood unsuccessfully as a SNP candidate for the House of Commons in the Glasgow Anniesland constituency in the 1997 General Election before standing in the Glasgow Maryhill constituency in both the 1999 and 2003 Scottish Parliamentary elections. Wilson was also elected chair of the SNP's Glasgow Regional Association in 2001. The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Anniesland is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. ... The UK general election, 1997 was one of the largest election victories in the history of the twentieth century. ... Maryhill is a residential district in the northwest of the City of Glasgow. ... The Scottish parliamentary election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. ... The Scottish parliamentary election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the aftermath of the 2003 election performance of the SNP he became convinced that a change of direction was needed by the SNP leadership. After discussing this with various SNP members he was persuaded to contest the leadership himself and launched a challenge against the SNP leader, John Swinney. His campaign focused on the issue of centralising the control of the party away from the branches and activists, and what he argued was the trend of placing the SNP ideologically in the centre ground of politics, away from the party's traditional position on the left-of-centre. John Swinney John Swinney is the former leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP). ...

In the leadership contest that ensued at the SNP's 2003 Conference Swinney received 577 votes from those delegates voting to Wilson's 111 to remain leader. There were 17 "positive abstentions" (delegates present who voted in other ballots that day) and 60 non-voters. However, the following year Swinney resigned after sustained media speculation that he was unsuitable for the role. The immediate catalyst for Swinney's resignation was the SNP's poor performance in the elections to the European Parliament, although many spectators commented that Wilson's challenge also contributed to his resignation. Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert PÃ¶ttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Political parties 8 Committees 22 Last election June 2004 (785 MEPs) Meeting place Brussels and Strasbourg Secretariat Luxembourg and Brussels Website europarl. ...

Shortly after the leadership contest he stood down as convenor of the SNP Glasgow Regional Association and was replaced in that position by his leadership campaign manager. Wilson stood as the SNP candidate for the Paisley and Renfrewshire North constituency for the May 2005 general election. He finished in second place behind James Sheridan, the Labour candidate. For other things called Paisley and Renfrewshire North see Paisley and Renfrewshire North. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ...

At the 2007 Scottish Parliament election, Wilson was the SNP candidate for the Renfrewshire West constituency, and was also on the party's list of candidates for the West of Scotland region. He was elected on the latter and duly sworn in as a Member of the Scottish Parliament. The composition of the Scottish Parliament following the 2007 election. ...

On Tuesday 5 June 2007 he was the subject of a puzzling article in the Scotsman newspaper, "The sharing out of wealth, workers' co-ops and a uniform wage for all - a controversial Nationalist vision for Scotland", written by Peter MacMahon, that paper's Scottish Government Editor. Although the article suggested that Wilson's leftist "intervention" would not be welcomed by the SNP's leadership, keen to portray themselves as "pro-business", the "intervention" referred to a chapter Wilson had first drafted nearly two years previously for a book edited by Gregor Gall, Is there a Scottish road to socialism?, and published in February 2007, well before the election. Furthermore, Wilson's suggestions, as outlined in the chapter, were hardly extreme or, for that matter, unknown to anyone who knew him. Sources close to Wilson reported that he did not think the Scotsman article had done him or the SNP any harm, whatever the intentions behind printing it might have been.

Wilson's maiden parliamentary speech, delivered on 6 June 2007, underlined his belief in the links between crime and deprivation and his commitment to social justice.

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Members of the Scottish Parliament in the West of Scotland region

Elected in the 2007 election

Labour (8 seats), SNP (5 seats), Conservative (2 seats), Lib Dems (1 seats)

Constituency MSPs
Des McNulty (Lab, Clydebank and Milngavie) • Kenny Gibson (SNP, Cunninghame North) • Jackie Baillie (Lab, Dumbarton) • Kenneth Macintosh (Lab, Eastwood) • Duncan McNeil (Lab, Greenock and Inverclyde) • Wendy Alexander (Lab, Paisley North) • Hugh Henry (Lab, Paisley South) • David Whitton (Lab, Strathkelvin and Bearsden) • Trish Godman (Lab, West Renfrewshire)

Additional Members
Jackson Carlaw (Con) • Ross Finnie (Lib Dem) • Annabel Goldie (Con) • Stuart McMillan (SNP) • Stewart Maxwell (SNP) • Gil Paterson (SNP) • Bill Wilson (SNP) Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) (Ball PÃ rlamaid na h-Alba (BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ... West of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. ... The composition of the Scottish Parliament following the 2007 election. ... This article is about the Scottish Labour Party founded in 1976. ... The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic: is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... The party logo since September 2006. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. ... Des McNulty (born 28 July 1952, Stockport) is a Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Clydebank and Milngavie constituency since 1999. ... Clydebank and Milngavie is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Kenneth Gibson is a former member of the Scottish Parliament from the Scottish National Party, elected in 1999. ... Cunninghame North is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). ... Jackie Baillie, born January 15, 1964 is a Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Dumbarton constituency. ... Dumbarton is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Kenneth Macintosh is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... Eastwood is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). ... Duncan McNeil, born in Greenock on 7 September 1950, is a Labour politician and member of the Scottish Parliament for Greenock and Inverclyde. ... Greenock and Inverclyde is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). ... Wendy Alexander (born 27 June 1963) is a member of the Scottish Parliament for Paisley North. ... Paisley North is the name of the Scottish parliamentary constituency, which includes the northern portion of the town of Paisley, together with surrounding areas in north, central Renfrewshire. ... Hugh Henry, (b. ... Paisley South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). ... David Whitton is a Scottish Labour Party politican, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Strathkelvin and Bearsden. ... Strathkelvin and Bearsden is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). ... Trish Godman (born 31 October 1939, Govan) is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Renfrewshire constituency since 1999. ... West Renfrewshire is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). ... Jackson Carlaw (born April 12, 1959) is a member of the Conservative Party and an MSP. He was recently the defeated candidate for Eastwood in the 2007 Scottish Parliament election. ... Ross Finnie, born 11 February 1947 in Greenock, is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland Region, and Minister of Environment and Rural Development. ... Annabel Goldie (born 27 February 1950, Glasgow) is a Scottish politician, the leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party in the Scottish Parliament, and chairwoman of the partys Shadow Cabinet. ... Stuart McMillan is a Scottish National Party politican, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for West of Scotland region. ... Stewart Maxwell (born December 24, 1963 in Glasgow) is the Minister for Communities and Sport and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland, being elected as a Scottish National Party (SNP), Additional Members System member at the 2003 election. ... Gil Paterson, born in Glasgow, 1942 is a former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland. ...

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Scottish National Party MSPs

Elected in the 2007 election
Brian Adam · Bashir Ahmad · Alasdair Allan · Keith Brown · Aileen Campbell · Willie Coffey · Angela Constance · Bruce Crawford · Roseanna Cunningham · Nigel Don · Bob Doris · Fergus Ewing · Linda Fabiani · Joe Fitzpatrick · Kenneth Gibson · Rob Gibson · Christine Grahame · Chris Harvie · Jamie Hepburn · Fiona Hyslop · Adam Ingram · Bill Kidd · Richard Lochhead · Kenny MacAskill · Tricia Marwick · Jim Mather · Michael Matheson · Stewart Maxwell · Ian McKee · Christina McKelvie · Stuart McMillan · Alasdair Morgan · Alex Neil · Gil Paterson · Shona Robison · Michael Russell · Alex Salmond · Stewart Stevenson · Nicola Sturgeon · John Swinney · David Thompson · Stefan Tymkewycz · Maureen Watt · Andrew Welsh · Sandra White · Bill Wilson · John Wilson The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic: is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... 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