Brian Fitzpatrick (Scottish politician)
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Brian Fitzpatrick is a Scottish
Labour Party
politician. He attended St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic school in Glasgow
before studying law
at Glasgow University. Between 1985 and 1992, he worked as a solicitor.
In 1999, First Minister
Donald Dewar
appointed him as Head of Policy in the First Minister's Policy Unit, he resigned from this post following Dewar's death in 2000.
Fitzpatrick was a Member of the Scottish Parliament
between 2001 and 2003. He was elected in the Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001
following the resignation of Sam Galbraith
for health reasons.
. He is now an advocate in Edinburgh.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Labour Party
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
politician. He attended St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic school in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
before studying law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
at Glasgow University. Between 1985 and 1992, he worked as a solicitor.
In 1999, First Minister
First Minister of Scotland
The First Minister of Scotland is the political leader of Scotland and head of the Scottish Government. The First Minister chairs the Scottish Cabinet and is primarily responsible for the formulation, development and presentation of Scottish Government policy...
Donald Dewar
Donald Dewar
Donald Campbell Dewar was a British politician who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament in Scotland from 1966-1970, and then again from 1978 until his death in 2000. He served in Tony Blair's cabinet as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1997-1999 and was instrumental in the creation...
appointed him as Head of Policy in the First Minister's Policy Unit, he resigned from this post following Dewar's death in 2000.
Fitzpatrick was a Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
between 2001 and 2003. He was elected in the Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001
Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001
The Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001 was a by-election held for the Scottish Parliament constituency of Strathkelvin and Bearsden on 7 June 2001, the same day as the UK general election and also a Scottish Parliament by-election in Banff and Buchan...
following the resignation of Sam Galbraith
Sam Galbraith
Samuel Laird "Sam" Galbraith is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He is a former Member of Parliament and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament....
for health reasons.
Post-political career
He stood in the same seat in the Scottish parliamentary election, 2003, but finished second, 438 votes (1.2%) behind independent hospital campaigner Dr Jean TurnerJean Turner
Dr. Jean McGivern Turner is a former Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament for Strathkelvin and Bearsden....
. He is now an advocate in Edinburgh.