Tom McCabe
| Tom McCabe | |
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| Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform | |
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In office 4 October 2004 – 16 May 2007 |
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| First Minister | Jack McConnell |
| Preceded by | Andy Kerr |
| Succeeded by | John Swinney |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Hamilton South |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Majority | 3,652 (15.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 April 1954 Hamilton, South Lanarkshire |
| Died | 19 April 2015 (aged 60) Hamilton, South Lanarkshire |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish Labour Party |
| Domestic partner | Lorraine Davidson (separated) |
Thomas "Tom" McCabe (28 April 1954 – 19 April 2015) was a Scottish Labour Party politician. He was Minister for Finance in the Scottish Executive, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Hamilton South until March 2011.
He became an MSP in the first elections to the Scottish Parliament in 1999, later holding the positions of Minister for Parliament (1999–2001), Minister for Health and Community Care (2003–2004), and Minister for Finance.
McCabe was educated at St. Martin's Secondary School, Hamilton, and obtained a Diploma in Public Sector Management from Bell College of Technology, Hamilton.
He worked for Hoover plc from 1974 to 1993, and then in social work with Strathclyde Regional Council and North Lanarkshire Council.
McCabe was elected to the Scottish Parliament for Hamilton South in 1999. As this was the first constituency to declare its results, he was the first ever MSP to be elected.
He was first appointed Minister for Parliament in the Scottish Executive from 1999-2001. Following Jack McConnell's appointment as First Minister he was out of office until after the Scottish Parliamentary Election, 2003 when he returned as Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care. In October 2004 he was promoted to Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform in place of Andy Kerr
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