Willie Coffey
| Willie Coffey MSP | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Kilmarnock and Loudoun (2007-11) |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Margaret Jamieson |
| Majority | 5,993 (18.81%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1958 |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
Willie Coffey (born 24 May 1958) is a Scottish politician. He is a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kilmarnock and Loudoun since 2007.
Coffey worked as Software Development Manager and latterly as a Quality and Risk Manager with Learning and Teaching Scotland before his election to the Scottish Parliament. He is also a councillor on East Ayrshire Council.[1]
[edit] Politics
He was first elected to Kilmarnock & Loudoun District Council in 1992 and subsequently to East Ayrshire Council in 1999, 2003 and 2007.
He is the brother of former Provost and Cllr. Danny Coffey who came within 1,210 votes of winning Kilmarnock & Loudoun in 2003 and died on 26 February 2006. Their sister, Helen, held Danny's ward with an increased majority and a 5.6 % swing from Labour. Willie Coffey won the Kilmarnock & Loudoun seat for the SNP in May 2007 with a vote of 14,297 and a majority of 1,342. He serves on the Scottish Parliament's Audit Committee and has campaigned on numerous occasions to protect the Scotch whisky industry, particularly in his own area.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ It’s Willie two jobs!, Kilmarnock Standard, 9 May 2007
- ^ 700 jobs go as Johnnie Walker's Kilmarnock plant is to shut, Kilmarnock Standard, 3 July 2009
- ^ Willie Coffey, MSP: Diageo mustn't turn its back on 200-year history and tradition, Scotsman Whisky blog, 9 July 2009
[edit] External links
- Scottish Parliament website profile
- East Ayrshire Council profile
- SNP website profile
- TheyWorkForYou profile
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| Preceded by Margaret Jamieson |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kilmarnock and Loudoun 2007–present |
Incumbent |
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