Graeme Pearson
Graeme James Pearson (born 1 April 1950) is a Labour politician who was Member of the Scottish Parliament for the South Scotland region from 2011 to 2016.[1] He is a former police officer and Director General of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency.
Graeme Pearson | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland | |
| In office 5 May 2011 – 23 March 2016 | |
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| Born | 1 April 1950 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish Labour Party |
| Occupation | Member of the Scottish Parliament |
| Profession | Police Officer, Politician |
He was appointed to the position of Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice in the Scottish Labour frontbench team by Johann Lamont in June 2013.[2]r
Pearson was appointed as the Chief Executive of Scotland in Union in January 2017, in succession to Alastair Cameron, founder of the pressure group.[3] He was succeeded in the post at the organisation (now known as Scotland in the Union) the following August by the former Labour MP Pamela Nash.[4]
References
- "Details for Pearson, Graeme: Session 4 (5 May 2011 - 23 March 2016)". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- "Johann Lamont in Scottish Labour front bench shake-up". BBC News. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- "Ex-Labour MSP Graeme Pearson takes on Scotland In Union role". The Herald. Glasgo. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- MacNab, Scott (21 August 2017). "Nash to lead pro-UK campaign group". The Scotman. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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