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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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91 Householders urged to avoid another Christmas crisis
92 East End MP welcomes reports that 'Writing is on the wall' for GHA
93 Council Tax increases under Labour whilst frozen in Scotland
94 Confusing inflationary figures add to economic uncertainty
95 Painful reality of recession hitting homes and high streets
96 Unemployment is a grim measure of recession - UK government must rule out Scottish spending cuts
97 East End MP highlights Parkhead Fire Station issue at Westminster
98 Tax credit whammy for low paid from Downing Street Downturn
99 East End MP raises firearms questions with UK Home Secretary
100 Labour fail to deliver child poverty pledge - 'totally inexcusable' says SNP MP
101 Glasgow East ‘first in Scotland’ in anti-cruelty campaign - John Mason MP goes cruelty free
102 Jobless total 'a grim measure of Downing Street depression'
103 Local MP welcomes Lightburn litter measures - Mason thanks GCSS for 'positive attitude'
104 Mason slams ‘negative stereotypes’ of East End - Local MP invites critics to visit city
105 Gray's speech overtaken by events
106 Mason concerned over local impact of school closure plan
107 John Mason’s new constituency office to be officially opened by Deputy First Minister
108 Labour spending millions blocking sick miners' claims
109 Bishops attack on Brown reflects public concern
110 SNP appeal over Farepak 'nightmare of Christmas past' - time for a fair deal for Farepak families
111 SNP slam loan shark Labour
112 SNP government act to save pensioners from overpayment fiasco
113 SNP MP John Mason demands answers on pensions
114 UK government must encourage rather than threaten unemployed
115 Poverty report indictment of Labour record - tackling poverty must become priority
116 Government must encourage rather than threaten unemployed - draconian reforms not the answer
117 SNP condemns HMRC announcement - 'Wrong decision at the wrong time'
118 City hit by lack of grit - Mason calls for action in the aftermath of cold snap
119 Welfare measures must reflect changed economic climate - Draconian reforms not the answer
120 Strathclyde Police numbers up by 205 since March 2008 - East End's MP welcomes new police figures
 
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