Richard Leonard
Richard Leonard | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2016 | |
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| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Stirling |
Richard Leonard MSP (born 1962) is a British politician who is a Scottish Labour Party Member of Scottish Parliament for the Central Scotland region.[1] He is a candidate in the Scottish Labour Party leadership election.[2]
Leonard is associated with the left-wing of the Labour Party, and has emphasised the his support for Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn.[3][4]
Early life
Leonard was born in 1962 in Yorkshire, England, UK.[5] Having received a local authority scholarship, he was educated at Pocklington School, an independent school in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.[5][6] He studied Politics and Economics at the University of Stirling.[7][8] Later, he was an industrial organiser for GMB for twenty years.[9]
Political career
Leonard was previously head of economics for the Scottish Trades Union Congress and a parliamentary researcher for MEP Alex Falconer. He co-founded the Keir Hardie Society in 2010, and has acted as Chair of Scottish Labour's executive.[10]
He stood as the Labour candidate for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, coming second. In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election he won a Holyrood seat as an additional member.
External links
- Biography page on the Scottish Parliament website
- Profile page on the Scottish Labour Party website
References
- ^ "Election 2016: Central Scotland. Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Labour leadership: Richard Leonard confirms bid". BBC News. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Sarwar denies being 'one of the few'". 20 September 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "What we learned from the Scottish Labour leadership hustings". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ a b Macdonell, Hamish (5 September 2017). "Would-be Labour leader 'can't help his English past'". The Times. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ Boothman, John; Allardyce, Jason (3 September 2017). "English row in Scots Labour race". The Times. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ Society, People’s Printing Press (1462268040). "Who's who on the Scottish Labour left". Retrieved 2017-08-30.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "You'll never guess how many Holyrood MSPs have been privately educated". Evening Times. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ Tonner, Judith (16 January 2016). "Trade union man will be Labour candidate for Airdrie in May's Scottish election". dailyrecord. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ Tonner, Judith (16 January 2016). "Trade union man will be Labour candidate for Airdrie in May's Scottish election". dailyrecord. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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