Jackson Carlaw
| Jackson Carlaw MSP |
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| Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservatives | |
| Assumed office 10 November 2011 |
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| Leader | Ruth Davidson |
| Preceded by | Murdo Fraser |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Eastwood |
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| Assumed office 5 May 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Ken Macintosh |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Scotland |
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| In office 3 May 2007 – 5 May 2016 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1959 |
| Political party | Scottish Conservative Party |
| Website | Jackson Carlaw |
David Jackson Carlaw (born 12 April 1959) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who is the Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Eastwood. He is Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservatives and shadow cabinet secretary for culture, tourism and external affairs.
Background
Carlaw was brought up in Newton Mearns and lived in Crookfur and Giffnock. He was educated at Glasgow Academy. He is married and has two sons.
He worked for 25 years as a car salesman. He was joint head of FirstFord car dealership in the west of Scotland until it was placed into receivership in November 2002.[1] He was also a director of Wylies (Automotive Services) until it went into administration in February 2003.[2]
Politics
He joined the East Renfrewshire Conservatives in 1978. He was the Conservative candidate in the 1982 Queen's Park by-election, and in the 1983 general election in Pollok. He was Chairman of the Scottish Young Conservatives from 1984 to 1986, Chairman of Eastwood Conservatives from 1988 to 1992, and was Deputy Chairman of the Scottish Conservatives from 1992 to 1998. He was reappointed Deputy Chairman of the Scottish Conservatives in 2005.[3] despite causing offence by telling racist jokes at the launch of the party manifesto.[4]
He was unsuccesful as a candidate for Eastwood in the 2003, 2007, and 2011 Scottish Parliament elections. He was however elected on the party list under Scotland's additional member system in 2007 and 2011 representing the West of Scotland region. In 2016 he became the MSP for Eastwood after defeating the incumbent Ken Macintosh.
On 28 October 2011, Carlaw was hospitalised with appendicitis.[5]
In 2011, Carlaw stood as a candidate in the leadership election brought on by Annabel Goldie's resignation, but finished third behind Ruth Davidson and Murdo Fraser.[6] Following the election, Carlaw was appointed to the post of deputy leader.[7]
On 28 January 2014, in response to a proposal submitted by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to make the Golden Eagle a symbol of Scotland,[8] Carlaw objected, likening the bird to a symbol of Nazi Germany and Roman imperialism.[9]
Armed Forces Legal Action
Carlaw was appointed as an honorary patron of Armed Forces Legal Action (AFLA) in April 2014. AFLA is a network of British law firms committed to offering discounted legal services to members of the British Armed Forces community. AFLA was founded by Scottish solicitor, Allan Steele, WS, who stood against Carlaw as the Scottish Liberal Democrat candidate in the Holyrood Parliamentary election of 2003.[10]
References
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External links
| Scottish Parliament | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the Scottish Parliament for Eastwood 2016–present |
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Deputy Chairman of the Scottish Conservative Party 1992–1998 |
Succeeded by Annabel Goldie |
| Preceded by | Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party 2011–present |
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- Use British English from August 2012
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Conservative MSPs
- People from Newton Mearns
- Place of birth missing (living people)
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–11
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–16
- People educated at the Glasgow Academy
- Scottish businesspeople
- Conservative Party (UK) parliamentary candidates
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2016–
