John Young (Scottish politician)
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John Young was a Scottish
politician. He was a Conservative and Unionist
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for the West of Scotland
from 1999 to 2003.
He was previously leader of Glasgow District Council from 1977 to 1979. In the Scottish Parliament
he was Conservative Deputy Spokesperson on Transport and Environment and was a member of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
. He retired at the 2003 election, and died in November 2011 at the age of 80.
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...
politician. He was a Conservative and Unionist
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party is the part of the British Conservative Party that operates in Scotland. Like the UK party, it has a centre-right political philosophy which promotes conservatism and strong British Unionism...
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:...
for the West of Scotland
West of Scotland
West of Scotland may refer to:*West of Scotland, an electoral region of the Scottish Parliament*Informally, an area comprising Argyll, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, and Renfrewshire*West of Scotland Football Club*West of Scotland Cricket Club...
from 1999 to 2003.
He was previously leader of Glasgow District Council from 1977 to 1979. In the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
he was Conservative Deputy Spokesperson on Transport and Environment and was a member of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body is a body of the Scottish Parliament responsible for the administration of the Parliament. It also has a role in provision of services to Commissioners and other statutory appointments made by the Parliament....
. He retired at the 2003 election, and died in November 2011 at the age of 80.