Willie Bain
William Bain | |
|---|---|
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| Shadow Minister for Scotland | |
| In office 8 October 2011 – 8 October 2013 | |
| Leader | Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Tom Greatrex |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Banks |
| Shadow Minister for Food | |
| In office 27 May 2010 – 8 October 2011 | |
| Leader | Harriet Harman Ed Miliband |
| Preceded by | Richard Benyon |
| Succeeded by | Fiona O'Donnell |
| Member of Parliament for Glasgow North East | |
| In office 12 November 2009 – 30 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Martin |
| Succeeded by | Anne McLaughlin |
| Majority | 15,942 (54.2%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1972[1] Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Strathclyde University |
| Profession | Lecturer |
| Website | www.williebain.com |
William Thomas "Willie" Bain (born 29 November 1972) is a Scottish Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow North East from 2009 to 2015.
On 7 October 2011, Bain was appointed as Shadow Scotland Office Minister, supporting the Shadow Scottish Secretary Margaret Curran.[2]
He is a Head of Fintech & Financial Services at Inline Policy, a political consultancy for innovative businesses.
Early life
Born at Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow, son of William, a lift engineer, and Catherine, a payroll clerk, Willie Bain grew up in the Carron area of Springburn, where his father still resides.[3]
Early career
Raised in the Roman Catholic faith, Bain attended St. Roch's Secondary School and Strathclyde University, graduating with a LLB in 1995. Thereafter, he completed a Diploma in Legal Practice in 1996, and moved into part-time lecturing and research at the University of Strathclyde Law School, working with the Law School's Centre for Parliamentary and Legislative Studies on research projects on devolution.
He completed a LLM by Research in Constitutional Law in 2004 and subsequently became a senior lecturer in Public and European law at London South Bank University between 2004 and 2009.[4] He was secretary of the Glasgow North East Constituency Labour Party and its predecessor constituency, Glasgow Springburn, from 1999 to 2009. Bain is a member of Unite, Progress, the Fabian Society, and Amnesty International.[5]
Member of Parliament
Following the resignation of local MP and Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin, William Bain was selected by the local CLP as the Labour candidate in the Glasgow North East by-election, 2009, subsequently winning the seat.[6] Bain, like most Labour MPs in Scotland, lost his seat in 2015 to the SNP candidate, in this case, Anne McLaughlin.
References
- ^ "William Bain MP". BBC Democracy Live. BBC. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ Cabinet reshuffle: Miliband promotes Curran to Scotland job, scotsman.com; accessed 24 September 2015.
- ^ "PPC Profile: Willie Bain | LabourList". LabourList | Labour's biggest independent grassroots e-network. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ Mr William BAIN, London South Bank University
- ^ "Glasgow by-election: Candidates", bbc.co.uk, 4 November 2009.
- ^ "Labour wins in Glasgow North East", BBC News, 13 November 2009.
External links
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Strathclyde
- Academics of the University of Strathclyde
- Academics of London South Bank University
- Scottish legal scholars
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow constituencies
- Scottish Labour Party MPs
- Scottish Roman Catholics
- UK MPs 2005–10
- UK MPs 2010–15