John Robertson (Glasgow politician)
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Member of Parliament for Glasgow North West Glasgow Anniesland (2000-2005) |
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In office 23 November 2000 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Donald Dewar |
| Succeeded by | Carol Monaghan |
| Majority | 13,611 (38.3%) |
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John Webster Robertson 17 April 1952 Anniesland, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Eleanor (m. 1973) |
| Children | 3 |
John Webster Robertson (born 17 April 1952) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow North West from 2000 to 2015. Until 2010, he was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Yvette Cooper.
Robertson attended Shawlands Academy Secondary School. He left school and started work for the GPO (P.O. then British Telecom then BT) on 14 July 1969 as a TTA (Trainee Technician Apprentice) and three years later became a Technician 2A when his initial apprenticeship ended. Robertson then trained for a further two years and became a Technical Officer.
In December 1991, he was promoted to management where he stayed until he was given Voluntary Release in September 2000.
He joined the Labour Party in 1984 and was first elected to parliament in 2000, at a by-election on 23 November following the death of Donald Dewar, the First Minister of Scotland. He was re-elected at the 2001 election, and after constituency boundaries were redrawn for the 2005 election, he was returned for the larger constituency of Glasgow North West.
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