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John Mason MP

John Mason MP

John MasonJohn Mason was elected as MP for Glasgow East following a stunning by-election victory in July 2008.

He is originally from Rutherglen, is 51, an accountant, and has lived in the East End for 18 years.

After training in Glasgow, he has worked for housing associations, nursing homes, and with a charity in London. He also spent 3 years in Nepal with an NGO representing churches from all over the world.

He was elected as the Councillor for the Garrowhill ward in 1998 at a by-election and held the seat in 1999 and 2003.

He led the SNP Group on the Council from 1999 until 2008 and was elected in 2007 as Councillor for the new ward of Baillieston.

He achieved the highest personal vote of any Councillor in Glasgow.

His other interests include involvement in Easterhouse Baptist Church, hill-walking and camping. 

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61 East End MP welcomes retreat on Royal Mail privatisation plan
62 SNP push for prompt payment for small business - 'Decision good news for Glasgow firms' - Mason
63 Glasgow East MP warns of Calman threat to charity sector
64 Strathclyde force numbers rise by 585 over last year - Glasgow East MP welcomes ‘surge’ in police nu
65 'Carers at breaking point' - East End MP calls for recognition for carers
66 Mason lambasts PM over gap between rich and poor - East End MP makes his debut at PMQs
67 Embarrassment for Gray as Purcell praises SNP government
68 Labour slammed over 'ready-made' apologies
69 Unelected Scottish peers take £2m in expenses - Lord Foulkes tops bill for daily costs
70 Mason lambasts Labour over child poverty figures
71 Madame Ecosse hits European campaign trail - Only SNP MEPs can give Scotland strong voice in Europe
72 Mason publishes expenses details online - "The public have a right to know how money is spent"
73 Mason questions Immigration Minister over Dungavel detention
74 East End MP welcomes increased support for Services Veterans
75 UK government ministries miss targets to pay businesses
76 Mason lambasts Labour over poverty failure
77 Labour accused of 'crocodile tears' over Thatcher apology
78 SNP MP comments on expenses vote - Westminster should follow Holyrood lead
79 SNP comment on appalling unemployment stats - Budget cuts put more jobs in jeopardy
80 Scotland leads on housing investment as UK Chancellor has to follow
81 Burnham briefcase blunder underlines Labour losses - MP calls for review of security procedures
82 Mason condemns Mandelson remarks - Labour peer may not feel pinch but families and firms struggling
83 Glasgow East MP opens SNP Conference - We've got what it takes in Glasgow
84 Work Foundation findings indictment of Labour legacy
85 Hit the bottle with improved alcohol labelling - SNP take alcohol action issue to London
86 Amazement at scale of UK government lost and looted list
87 Mason welcomes review of free-to-air sporting events - sports fans must make their opinion known
88 Stamp price hike bad news for business, says Mason
89 Royal Mail privatisation plans in pieces - Commons committee unconvinced on Royal Mail plan
90 Mason demands fair play on energy bills
 
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