George Kerevan
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George Kerevan MP |
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Member of Parliament for East Lothian |
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Assumed office 8 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Fiona O'Donnell |
| Majority | 6,803 (11.5%) |
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28 September 1949 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Political party |
Labour (Before 1996) Scottish National Party (1996– present) |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Website | www |
George Kerevan (born 28 September 1949) is a Scottish journalist, economist and Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Lothian since May 2015 and is a member of the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee.
Born in Glasgow, Kerevan was educated at Kingsridge Secondary School in Drumchapel, and the University of Glasgow, graduating with a First-class MA degree in political economy. He subsequently held academic posts at Napier College, including Senior Lecturer in Economics, from 1975-2000, specialising in energy economics. He was associate editor of The Scotsman from 2000 to 2009 and was the chief executive of What If Productions (Television) Ltd. He is co-organiser of the Prestwick World Festival of Flight.
He was in the International Marxist Group, before serving as a Labour councillor in Edinburgh from 1984 to 1996. In 1996, he joined the Scottish National Party, and was their candidate in Edinburgh East at the 2010 UK general election where he came second to Labour's Sheila Gilmore, polling 8,133 votes.
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