George Adam
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George Adam MSP |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Paisley |
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Assumed office 6 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | None |
| Majority | 5,199 |
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8 June 1969 Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Stacey Adam |
| Website | www |
George James Adam (born 8 June 1969) is a Scottish National Party politician, and is the Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Paisley constituency, first elected in 2011 and then again in 2016. He was appointed to Parliamentary Liaison Officer positioned in both sessions until September 2016. Adam was previously an SNP member of Renfrewshire Council from 2007 to 2012.
Adam was born in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He joined the SNP in his late teens and has been an active member in Paisley since the late 1980s. In Scottish Parliament election, 2003 he stood as the Scottish National Party candidate in Paisley North but was not successful with labour holding the seat. He worked in the motor industry as a Corporate Sales Manager before being elected to the Paisley South Ward of Renfrewshire Council in 2007.
He won the newly drawn Paisley constituency in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, with a majority of 248. He served on the Scottish Parliament's Public Audit Committee, the Health and Sport Committee, the Education and Culture Committee and on the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. On 1 October 2012 he was appointed as Parliamentary Liaison Officer to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Angela Constance.
Adam was re-elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2016 with an increased majority of 5,199.
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