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James Dornan | |
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| Deputy Convener of the Scottish Parliament Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| Assumed office 14 June 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Doris |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Cathcart | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Charlie Gordon |
| Majority | 10,396 (27.3%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 March 1953 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Website | Official biography at The Scottish Parliament's website |
James Dornan (born 17 March 1953) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who is Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Cathcart.
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 after it was reported that he may have breached charity law by acting as an "unpaid" partner-director of Culture and Sport Glasgow while he was covered by a protected trust deed – an arrangement which avoids a court-ordered bankruptcy.[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 Depute Whip.[9]
On 25 February 2020, Dornan announced he would not be standing at the 2021 Scottish Parliament 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] The SNP National Secretary then reversed the all-woman shortlist and Dornan was permitted to stand. Dornan was selected to stand for the SNP in the Glasgow Cathcart Scottish Parliamentary constituency and held the seat with 57% of the vote.
Dornan believes in Scottish independence and has often appeared on Kremlin propaganda station RT to champion the cause.[13][14]
- ^ "Oatlands £1 property deal has turned into 'nightmare'". Evening Times. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ^ Dornan joined SNP in 1996 Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, bbc.co.uk; retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ a b James Dornan official website, jamesdornanmsp.org; retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ BBC News – Election 2011 – Scotland – Glasgow Cathcart, bbc.co.uk; retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Davidson, Lorraine. "SNP Glasgow North East by election candidate stands down".
- ^ Profile, andrewteale.me.uk; retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Langside Ward in Glasgow City Council, bbc.co.uk; retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ New city SNP leader to head battle for Glasgow, eveningtimes.co.uk; retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Dornan named SNP Deputy Whip". BBC News. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "SNP MSP James Dornan to stand down at next election". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ "Glasgow MSP launches bid for 2021 seat reversing plans to retire". Glasgow Times.
- ^ Andrews, Kieran (31 July 2020). "MSP James Dornan blocked from fighting Holyrood seat by SNP's all-women shortlist - Scotland". The Times. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "SNP MSP James Dornan admits false independence claim on RT".
- ^ Sanderson, Daniel. "James Dornan 'lied on Kremlin-backed channel'".
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