Peter Peacock (born 27 May 1952) has been a Labour regional list Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands since 1999. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scottish Labour (often but inaccurately described at the "Scottish Labour Party" is that part of the (British Labour Party which operates in Scotland Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP) ( Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ( BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected Constituencies and council areas The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies as existing in at that time The Scottish Parliament election 1999 was the first General election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. Peacock was appointed a deputy minister when first elected in 1999, and promoted to Minister for Education and Young People in the Scottish Executive after the 2003 election. The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning is a position in the Scottish Government cabinet responsible for the Education department. The Scottish Government (SG ( Scottish Gaelic: Riaghaltas na h-Alba) is the executive arm of the government of Scotland. The Scottish Parliament election 2003, was the second General election of the Scottish Parliament. He resigned from his Government post in November 2006 due to ill health. [1]
Immediately prior to coming to Parliament, Peacock was the Convener of Highland Council, having been an independent councillor for Ardersier in Highland Region since 1982. Highland Council Management areas 1996 to 2007 For lists of wards see Highland Council wards 1995 to 1999 and Highland Council In Politics, an independent is a Politician who is not Affiliated with any Political party. Ardersier is a small former fishing village in the Scottish Highlands, on the Moray Firth, east of Inverness, near Fort George, and He held various positions during that time as Finance Convener, Chair of Policy and Resources Committee and Vice-Convener.
Peacock has also been a Vice-President of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and a former Member of the European Committee of the Regions; the Council of Europe; the Scottish Post Office Board and Scottish Natural Heritage. The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA is the representative association of Scottish local government and is the Employers’ association The Committee of the Regions (CoR is a body of the European Union (EU established in 1994 The Council of Europe (Conseil de l'Europe is the oldest International organisation working towards European integration, being founded in 1949 A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail. For the inorganic ion -SnH see Organotin Scottish Natural Heritage ( Scottish Gaelic Dualchas Nàdair na h-Alba) is a Scottish public
He previously ran his own business and prior to that worked for the Citizens Advice Bureau service nationally and was also a Community Worker for a time. A Citizens Advice Bureau ( CAB) is one of a network of independent charities throughout the UK that give free confidential information and advice to help people sort out their
Upon his resignation as Minister he won praise from the general-secretary of the Headteachers' Association of Scotland who said "He has been an outstanding minister, with both a genuine commitment to, and a solid grasp of, his brief". [2]
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands 1999 – present |
Incumbent |
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| Preceded by Cathy Jamieson |
Minister for Education and Young People 2003–2006 |
Succeeded by Hugh Henry |
| Preceded by Office Created |
Deputy Minister for Finance and Local Government 2000–2003 |
Succeeded by Tavish Scott |
| Preceded by Office Created |
Deputy Minister for Children and Education 1999–2000 |
Succeeded by Nicol Stephen as Deputy Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs |
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The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP) ( Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ( BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected Constituencies and council areas The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies as existing in at that time The Scottish Parliament election 1999 was the first General election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. Cathy Jamieson, (born 3 November 1956, Kilmarnock) has previously been Deputy Leader and Acting Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, former The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning is a position in the Scottish Government cabinet responsible for the Education department. Hugh Henry (born 12 February 1952, Glasgow) is a Scottish Labour politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Tavish Scott (born 6 May 1966) is a Scottish politician and Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, having been elected on 26 August 2008 The Minister for Children and Early Years is a Junior ministerial post in the Education Department of the Scottish Government. Nicol Ross Stephen (born 23 March 1960) is the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeen South, and was leader of the Scottish List of Scottish Governments is a list of all Scottish Government (formerly Scottish Executive ministerial teams which have existed since the introduction of politicalDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic