Neil Bibby | |
|---|---|
 Bibby in 2021 | |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament forWest Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2011 | |
| Scottish Labour portfolios | |
| 2014–2016 | Chief Whip of the Scottish Labour Party |
| 2021–present | Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Transport |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Neil James Bibby (1983-09-06)6 September 1983 (age 41) Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish LabourCo-operative |
| Education | Gryffe High School |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Neil James Bibby (born 6 September 1983) is aScottish Labourco-operative politician who has served as aMember of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for theWest Scotland region since2011.
Born inPaisley, Bibby grew up inRenfrewshire and went to theUniversity of Glasgow. He had been Chair ofYoung Labour UK and Chair ofScottish Labour Students. In 2007 he was elected toRenfrewshire Council in theJohnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch ward. Before becoming elected to the Scottish Parliament he worked forJim Murphy MP andKen Macintosh MSP.[1]
Bibby was elected to theScottish Parliament at the2011 election to represent theWest Scotland region, as the Labour Party returned three members from its regional list.[2][3] He did not contest the2012 Renfrewshire Council election, with one of the seats in the ward won for Labour by his father Derek.[4]
Bibby was previously the Scottish Labour Chief Whip and also served in the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Minister for Education and Young People, Deputy Minister for Education and Shadow Minister for Transport and Town Centres.[5][6][7]
Bibby has been a member of the Finance and Constitution Committee as well as a substitute member of the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee. Bibby is a member of a number of Cross-Party Groups and is the Deputy Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Visual Impairment, the Cross-Party Group on Towns and Town Centres and the Cross-Party Group on Scottish Horseracing and Bloodstock Industries.[8]
Bibby stood for thePaisley seat in the2016 Scottish Parliament election. He was defeated by the incumbent SNP MSPGeorge Adam, but was re-elected on theWest Scotland regional list.[9][10]
Bibby nominatedAnas Sarwar in the2021 Scottish Labour leadership election.[11] He is currently Labour's Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture in the Scottish Parliament.[12]
In February 2018 Bibby received 150 bottles of beer worth approximately £450 from Tennent Caledonian Breweries to promote his proposed Tied Pubs (Code and Adjudicator) (Scotland) Bill.[13]
Bibby backed the UK Government’s decision to introduce means-testing for the Winter Fuel Payment, voting in the Scottish Parliament against calls to reverse the decision.[14]