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John Pentland | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament forMotherwell and Wishaw | |
| In office 5 May 2011 – 23 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Jack McConnell |
| Succeeded by | Clare Adamson |
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| Political party | Scottish Labour |
John Williamson Pentland is a formerScottish Labour Party politician. He was theMember of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for theMotherwell and Wishaw constituency from 2011 to 2016.
Pentland worked as a welder with Butters Brothers, Craigneuk and then spent 28 years with British Steel Corporation at the Clyde Alloy plant. He has been a member of the Labour Party for over 30 years, holding numerous branch and CLP positions. He was elected to the formerMotherwell District Council in 1992, and served on Planning, Leisure Services, Environmental Health, Staffing, and Policy and Resources Committees. Prior to his election as an MSP, he was Convener ofNorth Lanarkshire Council Finance Committee, he was also finance spokesperson for the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities from 2002 till 2007.[1]
John Pentland was elected to the Scottish Parliament in theelection of 5 May 2011.
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| Preceded by | Member of the Scottish Parliament forMotherwell and Wishaw 2011–2016 | Succeeded by |