James Dornan

James Dornan (born 17 March 1953) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who is Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Cathcart.

James Dornan

MSP
Deputy Convener of the
Scottish Parliament
Subordinate Legislation Committee
Assumed office
14 June 2011
Preceded byBob Doris
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Glasgow Cathcart
Assumed office
5 May 2011
Preceded byCharlie Gordon
Majority9,390 (30.7%)
Personal details
Born (1953-03-17) 17 March 1953
Glasgow, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
WebsiteOfficial biography at The Scottish Parliament's website

Raised in the Oatlands neighbourhood of southern Glasgow,[1] Dornan joined the Scottish National Party in 1996[2] and previously worked for Stewart Maxwell (MSP).[3]

He was elected in the 2011 Parliamentary elections,[4] having previously contested the Ayr Constituency in the 2003 Scottish Parliament elections and the Glasgow South-West Constituency in the 2005 UK general election before his election in 2011.[3] He was also selected to be the SNP candidate in the 2009 Glasgow North East by-election, but decided to step aside following newspaper reports over his finances.[5]

He represented the Langside ward on Glasgow City Council from 3 May 2007[6] until 3 May 2012[7] and was the SNP group leader on the council until June 2011, when he was succeeded by Councillor Allison Hunter.[8]

In 2012, Dornan was appointed as a SNP Deputy Whip.[9]

On 25 February 2020, Dornan announced he would not be standing in the 2021 Holyrood election.[10] However , in July 2020, he reversed his decision and announced that he would put himself forward again for election.[11] Later in July 2020, the SNP National Executive Committee voted have an all-woman shortlist for the Glasgow Cathcart Scottish Parliamentary constituency, ending his bid of standing for the seat again. However, after the decision, Dornan announced that he would challenge the decision.[12]

References
  1. "Oatlands £1 property deal has turned into 'nightmare'". Evening Times. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  2. Dornan joined SNP in 1996, bbc.co.uk; accessed 8 May 2015.
  3. James Dornan official website, jamesdornanmsp.org; accessed 8 May 2015.
  4. BBC News - Election 2011 - Scotland - Glasgow Cathcart, bbc.co.uk; accessed 8 May 2015.
  5. SNP candidate quits after financial allegations, STV 12 July 2009 17:05 BST accessed 21 January 2016.
  6. Profile, andrewteale.me.uk; accessed 8 May 2015.
  7. Langside Ward in Glasgow City Council, bbc.co.uk; accessed 8 May 2015.
  8. New city SNP leader to head battle for Glasgow, eveningtimes.co.uk; accessed 8 May 2015.
  9. Dornan named SNP Deputy Whip, bbc.co.uk; accessed 8 May 2015.
  10. https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/snp-msp-james-dornan-stand-down-next-election-1970195
  11. https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18556287.glasgow-msp-james-dornan-launches-bid-2021-seat/
  12. , times.co.uk; accessed 1 August 2020.
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