Tom Arthur (Scottish politician)

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Tom Arthur
MSP
Tom Arthur (cropped).jpg
Official Portrait, 2021
Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth
Assumed office
20 May 2021
Preceded byBen Macpherson
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Renfrewshire South
Assumed office
6 May 2016
Preceded byHugh Henry
Majority7,106 (20.5%)
Personal details
Born1985
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Political partyScottish National Party
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Websitehttp://www.tomarthur.scot/

Thomas 'Tom' Compton Arthur MSP (born 1985) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He is the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the constituency of Renfrewshire South, having been first elected in 2016[1] and re-elected in 2021.[2] In May 2021 he was appointed Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth in the Scottish Government.[3]

Background[]

Arthur was born in 1985 in Paisley, Renfrewshire and raised in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, where he was educated at Cross Arthurlie Primary and Barrhead High School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Music then later Master of Music from the University of Glasgow. Before entering politics, he worked as a company director, freelance piano teacher and keyboardist.[4]

Political career[]

Arthur joined the Scottish National Party in 2009.[4] He was elected as the first SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Renfrewshire South constituency at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. Arthur made his debut speech in the Scottish Parliament on 26 May 2016.[5]

He was re-elected in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election with a 50.5% vote share in the constituency and gained an increased majority of 7,106 votes or 20.5% over the nearest challenger.[2] In May 2021 he was appointed Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth in the Scottish Government.[3]

He founded the cross party group on music.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Election 2016: Renfrewshire South". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Renfrewshire South – Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth - gov.scot". www.gov.scot.
  4. ^ a b Mann, Graham (15 January 2016). "SNP man has sights set on Holyrood glory". Greenock Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  5. ^ Sim, Philip [@bbcphilipsim] (26 May 2016). "New SNP MSP Tom Arthur's first speech also going down well at Holyrood. The length of his tie less so" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 May 2021 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Brawn, Stephanie (2 January 2021). "MSP Tom's musical past has him fired up to fight for musicians". Daily Record. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

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Preceded by Member of the Scottish Parliament for Renfrewshire South
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