Frank McAveety (born 27 June 1962) is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Shettleston. June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... The Labour Party has since its formation in the early 20th century been the principal left wing political party of the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ... Shettleston is a suburb in the east end of Glasgow in Scotland. ...

He was educated at All Saints' (Roman Catholic) Secondary School, Glasgow, and at Strathclyde University and at St. Andrew's College of Education in Glasgow. The University of Strathclyde in Scotland is a top research-led British University which originated as Andersons Institution in 1796. ...

Before his election to the Scottish Parliament, he taught history in Glasgow and Renfrewshire. He was a member of Glasgow 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 the Scottish Executive from 1999 to 2000. He returned to office as Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care in May 2002. He was appointed Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport following the Scottish Parliamentary Election, 2003. He was dismissed in October 2004 following the Piegate incident, when he failed to appear at Ministerial Question Time in the Parliament. Although he claimed to have been unavoidably delayed at an awards ceremony, he had been spotted in the Parliament canteen. As a Member, he now sits on both the Finance and Education Committees of the Scottish Parliament. The term Scottish Executive is used in two distinct but closely related senses. ... The Scottish parliamentary election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. ...

He is a Celtic football supporter from childhood, and is known for his compendious knowledge of music, including a massive collection of LPs, cassettes, and CDs. In April of 2005, the Scotsman newspaper dubbed him the "grand-daddy of Parliamentary pop", in reference to his folksy Chamber speech in support of a bill recognizing Franz Ferdinand for their contribution to Scottish popular music and culture. Franz Ferdinand is a British indie rock/Art rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. ...

His colorful personality and chequered career in the new Scottish Parliament have elevated his name in the national dialog to levels uncommon among Scottish Labour backbenchers. He also maintains the unique distinction of representing one of the most deprived post-industrial constituencies in all of Britain. Most of his activity as a Member has been geared towards economic development for the deeply troubled east-side of Glasgow. For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ...

See also

List of Scottish Executive Ministerial Teams Dewar Government Donald Dewar, Scotlands first First Minister, obtained the Scottish Parliaments approval to the first slate of members of the Scottish Executive and Junior Scottish Ministers on 19 May 1999. ...

External links

• [1] Scottish Parliament biography
• [2] BBC News 'Piegate' Minister has his chips
• [3] Scottish Executive