Tom Arthur | |
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Minister for Employment and Investment | |
Assumed office 8 May 2024 | |
First Minister | John Swinney |
Preceded by | Richard Lochhead (2023) |
Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance [lower-alpha 1] | |
In office 20 May 2021 –8 May 2024 | |
First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon Humza Yousaf |
Preceded by | Ben Macpherson |
Succeeded by | Ivan McKee |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Renfrewshire South | |
Assumed office 6 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Hugh Henry |
Majority | 7,106 (20.5%) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1985 (age 38–39) Paisley,Renfrewshire,Scotland |
Political party | Scottish National Party |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Website | http://www.tomarthur.scot/ |
Thomas Compton Arthur MSP (born 1985) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He is the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the constituency of Renfrewshire South,having been first elected in 2016 [1] and re-elected in 2021. [2] He has served as Minister for Employment and Investment since 2024. [3]
Arthur was born in 1985 in Paisley,Renfrewshire and raised in Barrhead,East Renfrewshire,where he was educated at Cross Arthurlie Primary and Barrhead High School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Music then later Master of Music from the University of Glasgow. Before entering politics,he worked as a company director,freelance piano teacher and keyboardist. [4]
Arthur joined the Scottish National Party in 2009. [4] He was elected as the first SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Renfrewshire South constituency at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. He made his maiden speech in the Scottish Parliament on 26 May 2016. [5]
He was re-elected in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election with a 50.5% vote share in the constituency and gained an increased majority of 7,106 votes or 20.5% over the nearest challenger. [2] In May 2021 he was appointed Minister for Public Finance,Planning and Community Wealth in the Scottish Government. [6] In March 2023,Humza Yousaf re-appointed him to his ministerial role as Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance. [7]
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