Hugh Henry

{{short description|Scottish Labour politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament}}

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| name = Hugh Henry

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| caption = Official portrait, 2006

| office = Convener of the Public Audit Committee

| term_start = 26 September 2007

| term_end = 24 March 2016

| predecessor = Charlie Gordon

| successor = Jenny Marra

| office2 = Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Renfrewshire South
{{nobold|Paisley South (1999–2011)}}

| term_start2 = 6 May 1999

| term_end2 = 24 March 2016

| predecessor2 = Constituency established

| successor2 = Tom Arthur

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| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland

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| party = Scottish Labour

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| alma_mater = University of Glasgow

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Hugh Henry (born 12 February 1952) is a former Scottish Labour Party politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Renfrewshire South, formerly Paisley South, from 1999 to 2016.

Background

Henry was born in Glasgow and raised in Erskine, Renfrewshire. He was educated at St Mirin's Academy in Paisley, the University of Glasgow and Jordanhill College of Education in Glasgow. Prior to working in politics, he worked as an accountant with IBM UK Ltd, as a teacher and as a welfare rights officer with Strathclyde Regional Council. He was a local councillor from 1984 until 1999, including 4 years as leader of Renfrewshire Council. A former Marxist, he was once a supporter of the Militant tendency.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/sleaze-row-hits-mcconnell-s-man-henry-1-587106|title=Sleaze row hits McConnell's man Henry|website=The Scotsman|language=en|access-date=2019-10-19}}

Member of the Scottish Parliament

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Henry was appointed Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care in the Scottish Executive in 2001, and moved to become Deputy Minister for Social Justice in 2002. He was appointed Deputy Minister for Justice after the 2003 Scottish Parliament election, and became Minister for Education in 2006. He retained the education brief in opposition after the 2007 election. Henry was named Scottish Politician of the Year in 2010, for his performance as Convenor of the Public Affairs Committee. On 11 May 2011, Henry stood in the election for the 4th Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, coming second to Tricia Marwick, a Scottish National Party MSP. He stood down from the Scottish Parliament on 23 March 2016.

Personal life

Henry is married with two daughters and one son.

References

External links

{{SP-MSP}}
[http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2006/11/14152011 Scottish Executive]
[http://hughhenry.blogspot.com Constituency website]

{{s-ttl

|title=Member of the Scottish Parliament for {{nowrap|Paisley South}}

|years=1999–2011

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|years=2011–2016

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{{succession box | title=Minister for Education and Young People | years=2006–2007 | before=Peter Peacock| after=Fiona Hyslop
as Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning}}

{{succession box | title=Deputy Minister for Justice | years=2002–2006 | before=Richard Simpson| after=Johann Lamont}}

{{succession box | title=Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care | years=2001–2002 | before=Malcolm Chisholm| after=Frank McAveety}}

Category:1952 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Renfrewshire

Category:People educated at St Mirin's Academy

Category:Scottish people of Irish descent

Category:Politicians from Glasgow

Category:Scottish accountants

Category:Alumni of the University of Glasgow

Category:Ministers of the Scottish Government

Category:Labour MSPs