Graeme Morrice
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Graeme Morrice is a British
Labour Party
politician
, who has been the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Livingston
since 2010. He has a majority of 10,791 votes, replacing Labour's previous MP Jim Devine
.
Edinburgh born he was educated at the Mauldreth Road Primary School; Parrs Wood High School; Broxburn Academy
and Edinburgh Napier University, where he was awarded a SHND in Business Studies.
He has been a member of West Lothian
Council since 1987, leading the Labour group from 1992-2010. He was the leader of the council, 1995-2007.
He is Parliamentary Private Secretary
to the Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, John Denham
British people
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Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
politician
Politician
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, who has been the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Livingston
Livingston (UK Parliament constituency)
Livingston is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, to which it returns one Member of Parliament . Elections are held using the first-past-the-post voting system....
since 2010. He has a majority of 10,791 votes, replacing Labour's previous MP Jim Devine
Jim Devine
James "Jim" Devine is a former British Member of Parliament, having been the Labour Party member for Livingston from 2005 until 2010 and Chairman of the Scottish Labour Party between 1994-95....
.
Edinburgh born he was educated at the Mauldreth Road Primary School; Parrs Wood High School; Broxburn Academy
Broxburn Academy
Broxburn Academy is a modern secondary school in Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland.-Headteacher and SMT:The current Headteacher is Peter Reid and he is assisted by his Depute Headteachers' Kenneth Boal, Abi Adam and Lynn Nicol.-Catchment Area:...
and Edinburgh Napier University, where he was awarded a SHND in Business Studies.
He has been a member of West Lothian
West Lothian
West Lothian is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, the Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire....
Council since 1987, leading the Labour group from 1992-2010. He was the leader of the council, 1995-2007.
He is Parliamentary Private Secretary
Parliamentary Private Secretary
A Parliamentary Private Secretary is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament by a senior minister in government or shadow minister to act as their contact for the House of Commons; this role is junior to that of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, which is a ministerial post, salaried by...
to the Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, John Denham