Ian Hudghton
Ian Hudghton MEP | |
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President of the Scottish National Party | |
Assumed office September 2005 | |
Leader | Nicola Sturgeon |
Preceded by | Winnie Ewing |
Member of the European Parliament for Scotland | |
Assumed office 10 June 1999 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Member of the European Parliament for North East Scotland | |
In office 26 November 1998 – 10 June 1999 | |
Preceded by | Allan Macartney |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Personal details | |
Born |
Forfar, Angus, Scotland | 19 September 1951
Nationality | Scottish |
Political party | Scottish National Party |
Website | www.hudghtonmep.eu |
Ian Stewart Hudghton (born 19 September 1951) is a Scottish politician, and is a current Scottish National Party Member of the European Parliament for Scotland.
He has been a Member of the European Parliament since 1998,[1] when he won his seat in a rare European Parliamentary by-election, after the death of sitting SNP MEP Allan Macartney.[2]
Since the 2004 European elections, he has led the currently seven-strong European Free Alliance Group in the Parliament, which retains its own identity within the joint Green-European Free Alliance Group.
He is a member of the Fisheries, Internal Market and Consumer Protection, and Transport and Tourism committees.
Before becoming an MEP he had been a successful election agent for John Swinney and Allan Macartney, a District and Regional Councillor and the first elected leader of the unitary Angus Council after its foundation in 1995/6.
In September 2005 Hudghton was elected as President of the SNP, following the retirement of Winnie Ewing.[3]
See also
- Alyn Smith (SNP) MEP
References
- ↑ "MEPs: Ian Hudghton: History of parliamentary service". European Parliament. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ↑ "UK Politics: Labour 'humiliated' as SNP holds Euro-seat". BBC News. 27 November 1998. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ "SNP President re-elected". Arbroath Herald. 29 October 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
External links
- Official website
- profile on SNP website
- European Parliament website
- The Greens/European Free Alliance Group
Party political offices | ||
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Preceded by Winnie Ewing |
President of the Scottish National Party 2005–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |