Peter Peacock

Peter James Peacock CBE (born 27 May 1952) is a Scottish politician who was a Labour regional list Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands between 1999 and 2011. Peacock was appointed a deputy minister when first elected in 1999, and promoted to Minister for Education and Young People in the Scottish Executive after the 2003 election. He resigned from his Government post in November 2006 due to ill health.[1][2]

Peter Peacock
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands
In office 6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011
Personal details
Born	(1952-05-27) 27 May 1952
Political party	Scottish Labour Party

Peter Peacock was convener of the Highland Regional Council from 1995 to 1999.[3][4][5][6][7][4]

References

1. "UK | Scotland | Ill health forces minister's exit". BBC News. BBC. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
2. "New education minister as Peacock resigns". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
3. "Convener | Definition of Convener by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of Convener". Lexico Dictionaries | English.
4. "Highland battle rages". Times Higher Education (THE). 29 November 1996.
5. "Peacock 'surprised' at exams move". 23 February 2006 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
6. "Peter Peacock Net Worth, Salary, Height, Weight".
7. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Peter-Peacock/135672419799921

Scottish Parliament
Preceded by Region Created	Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands 1999-2011	Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Cathy Jamieson	Minister for Education and Young People 2003–2006	Succeeded by Hugh Henry
Preceded by Mike Watson	Minister for Gaelic 2003–2006	Succeeded by Patricia Ferguson
Preceded by Office Created	Deputy Minister for Finance and Local Government 2000–2003	Succeeded by Tavish Scott
Preceded by Office Created	Deputy Minister for Children and Education 1999–2000	Succeeded by Nicol Stephen as Deputy Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs