George Kerevan
| George Kerevan MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for East Lothian | |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Fiona O'Donnell |
| Majority | 6,803 (11.5%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 September 1949 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party |
Labour (Before 1996) Scottish National Party (1996– present) |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Website |
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George Kerevan (born 28 September 1949) is a Scottish journalist, economist and Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Lothian since May 2015 and is a member of the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Glasgow, Kerevan was educated at Kingsridge Secondary School in Drumchapel, and the University of Glasgow, graduating with a First-class MA degree in political economy.[2] He subsequently held academic posts at Napier College, including Senior Lecturer in Economics, from 1975-2000, specialising in energy economics. He was associate editor of The Scotsman from 2000 to 2009[2] and was the chief executive of What If Productions (Television) Ltd. He is co-organiser of the Prestwick World Festival of Flight.
Political career
He was in the International Marxist Group, before serving as a Labour councillor in Edinburgh from 1984 to 1996. In 1996, he joined the Scottish National Party,[3] and was their candidate in Edinburgh East at the 2010 UK general election where he came second to Labour's Sheila Gilmore, polling 8,133 votes.
George Kerevan was the SNP candidate for East Lothian at the 2015 UK general election. He polled 25,104 votes, a majority of 6,803, and defeated the incumbent Labour MP Fiona O'Donnell.
He is the co-author with Alan Cochrane of Scottish Independence: Yes or No, published in April 2014.
Works
- Kerevan, George (1985). The case for Scottish coal.
- Kerevan, George (1986). The case for retaining an European coal industry: a critical response to the EEC Coal Directorate's close-and-import plan as laid out in COM (85)251 and COM (85)525.
- Kerevan, George (1987). The case for retaining Seafield: a special report on Seafield Colliery and the reasons why Seafield coal is vital to Scotland's energy future.
- Kerevan, George (1988). Scottish coalfields study 1988. Scottish Coal Project.
- Kerevan, George; Scottish Coal Project (1988). A plan for Scotland's energy future. Scottish Coal Project.
References
- ↑ "Treasury Committee - membership". House of Commons. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- 1 2 Swanson, Ian (9 May 2015). "SNP brings seismic shift to Edinburgh politics". Evening News. Johnston Press. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ Denver, DT (2000). Scotland decides: the devolution issue and the 1997 referendum. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7146-5053-1.
External links
- Official website
- Column at The Scotsman
- George Kerevan on Twitter
- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Articles authored at Journalisted
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Fiona O'Donnell |
Member of Parliament for East Lothian 2015–present |
Incumbent |