Colin Fox (politician)

Colin Fox
Scottish Socialist Party co-spokesperson
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 February 2005
Preceded by	Tommy Sheridan
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothians
In office 1 May 2003 – 2 April 2007
Personal details
Born	(1959-06-17) 17 June 1959 (age 64) Motherwell, Scotland
Political party	Scottish Socialist Party (1998–present)
Other political affiliations	Scottish Labour (1970s–1991) Scottish Militant Labour (1991–1998)
Residence	Edinburgh

Colin Fox (born 17 June 1959) is a Scottish socialist politician and left-wing activist, serving as national co-spokesperson of the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) since 2005. He was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothians region from 2003 to 2007.

Described in The Herald as "one of Scotland's most prominent socialists",^[1] he is a founding member of the SSP and Scotland's longest-serving party leader or spokesperson, having been originally elected as the SSP's convener in February 2005. He was a member of the Yes Scotland Advisory Board.