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Ken Macintosh MSP
Ken Macintosh MSP Ken was first elected to represent Eastwood in 1999 and was re-elected in 2003 and 2007. Before entering the Scottish Parliament he was a television producer for the BBC and where he worked on national News programmes. He and his wife Claire live in Busby in East Renfrewshire with their five children.

Ken is the Shadow Minister for Schools and also sits on the Parliament's Education Committee.

As the constituency MSP for East Renfrewshire, much of Ken's time is spent pursuing issues or tackling problems on behalf of constituents. If you live in East Renfrewshire and would like to bring a matter of concern to Ken's attention, he can be contacted in a number of ways including through regular surgeries. The details are available here.

This introduction was written by Ken Macintosh MSP and is current as of November 2008

Ken is a member of the following committees:

  Member of the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee
  Substitute Member of the European and External Relations Committee

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Some information about Ken

Member for:
Eastwood

Party:
Scottish Labour

Date of Birth:
15 January 1962

Place of Birth:
Inverness, Scotland

Family Information:
Married

Education:
Royal High School Edinburgh

Edinburgh University
MA (Hons) History, graduated 1984

Career History:
1987-1999
Current affairs and news producer BBC