Thomas Gee Mason (born 31 December 1942) is a retired Scottish Conservative Party politician, who was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Scotland region. Mason was sworn in on 20 June 2017,[1] following the resignation of Ross Thomson.[2] He stood down at the 2021 election.
Tom Mason | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| In office 20 June 2017 – 5 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ross Thomson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Gee Mason 31 December 1942 Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | King's College London Cranfield School of Management |
He was educated at King's College London (BSc, 1964) and the Cranfield School of Management (MBA 1972).[3]
Mason is also a councillor on Aberdeen City Council.
Political career edit
Mason stood unsuccessfully for the Scottish Parliament as the Conservative candidate in the Aberdeen Central constituency in 1999[4] and 2016.[5]
In the 2017 Aberdeen council election he was elected as a councillor, then became depute Provost.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Two new Conservative MSPs sworn in at Holyrood". BBC News. BBC. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Aberdeen Depute Provost to become dual-role Tory MS". BBC News. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ 2018 "Mason, Thomas Gee, (born 31 Dec. 1942), Member (C) North East Scotland, Scottish Parliament, since 2017." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 4 Dec. 2018
- ^ "Vote 99: Scotland Constituencies & Regions. Aberdeen Central". BBC News. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Scotland Election 2016: Aberdeen Central. Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Scottish Tories select replacements for Holyrood seats vacated by new MPs". Evening Express. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
External links edit
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Tom Mason