Maurice Golden
Maurice Golden | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Scotland | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2016 | |
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| Political party | Scottish Conservative Party |
Maurice Charles Golden MSP is a British politician who is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Member of Scottish Parliament for the West Scotland region, elected in the Scottish Parliament election, 2016.[1] He is shadow cabinet secretary for environment, climate change and land reform. Golden is also deputy whip.[2]
Golden attended the University of Dundee from 1997 until 2001, and graduated with a 2:1 Honours degree in History and Politics. He has experience in the waste and energy sectors, previously working for Ofgem and Consumer Focus as well as with Local Authorities advising on kerbside collections. He led the Circular Economy Programme for Zero Waste Scotland after 2011.
Golden has been a member of the Conservative Party since 1998. He was selected as the Conservative Party candidate in the Glenrothes by-election for the Westminster Parliament in 2008, securing third place as Labour retained the seat. In 2016 Golden stood for the Scottish Parliament as the Conservative candidate for Clydebank and Milngavie where he came third, then was elected from the regional list.
References
- ^ "Election 2016: West Scotland. Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Conservative appointments for new parliamentary term". Scottish Conservative Party. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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