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Drew Smith MSP Member of the Scottish Parliament
for GlasgowIncumbent Assumed office
6 May 2011Personal details Political party Scottish Labour Party Alma mater Aberdeen University, Glasgow University and The Open University Committees Public Audit and Subordinate Legislation Committees Website www.drewsmith.org.uk Drew Smith is a Labour member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region).
He was first elected in 2011 and is a former Chair of Scottish Young Labour and former member of the Scottish TUC General Council.
Drew Smith, a former member of Glasgow University Labour Club was ranked second on Scottish Labour's list of candidates for the Scottish Parliament in the Glasgow Region, this was the highest position open to a non-female or non-ethnic minority candidate.
During the 2007 and 2011 elections he was closely involved in Labour campaigns to re-elect Pauline McNeill in Glasgow Kelvin, of whom he is a close ally. He previously worked for Labour Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, Ann McKechin MP, and before that in the voluntary sector. He was closely involved in the Scottish Labour leadership campaigns of Wendy Alexander and Andy Kerr in 2007 and 2008 respectively. He supported Ed Miliband in the 2010 Labour Party leadership election.
He is a former Vice Chairperson and Secretary of Glasgow North Labour Party. Drew Smith was Chair of the Young Worker's Committee of the Scottish TUC in 2008-2009.
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Scottish Labour MSPs Opposition frontbench Shadow cabinetJackie Baillie (health) · Richard Baker (finance) · Sarah Boyack (rural/environment) · Patricia Ferguson (culture) · Iain Gray (leader) · Johann Lamont (justice) ·
Lewis Macdonald (infrastructure) · Ken Macintosh (education) · Paul Martin (parliamentary business) · Michael McMahon (local government) · John Park (whip)Deputy spokespersonsClaire Baker (education) · Rhoda Grant (finance/infrastructure) · James Kelly (justice) · Elaine Murray (rural/environment) · Richard Simpson (health)Backbenchers Claudia Beamish · Neil Bibby · Malcolm Chisholm · Kezia Dugdale · Helen Eadie · Mary Fee · Neil Findlay · Mark Griffin · Hugh Henry · Hanzala Malik · Jenny Marra · Margaret McCulloch · Margaret McDougall · Siobhan McMahon · Duncan McNeil · Anne McTaggart · Graeme Pearson · John Pentland · Drew Smith · Elaine Smith · David StewartMembers of the Scottish Parliament in the Glasgow region 
Elected in the 2011 electionConstituency MSPs Bill Kidd (SNP, Glasgow Anniesland) · James Dornan (SNP, Glasgow Cathcart) · Sandra White (SNP, Glasgow Kelvin) · Patricia Ferguson (Lab, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn) · Johann Lamont (Lab, Glasgow Pollok) · Paul Martin (Lab, Glasgow Provan) · James Kelly (Lab, Glasgow Rutherglen) · John Mason (SNP, Glasgow Shettleston) · Nicola Sturgeon (SNP, Glasgow Southside)Additional Members Ruth Davidson (Con) · Bob Doris (SNP) · Patrick Harvie (Green) · Hanzala Malik (Lab) · Anne McTaggart (Lab) · Drew Smith (Lab) · Humza Yousaf (SNP)Categories:- Living people
- People from Glasgow
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–
- Labour MSPs
- Alumni of the University of Aberdeen
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
- Alumni of the Open University
- Member of the Scottish Parliament stubs
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