Paul Wheelhouse
Paul Wheelhouse (born 22 June 1970) is a Scottish politician, the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament representing the South of Scotland region.[1]
Paul was raised in Edinburgh, attending Stewart's Melville College. He has an honours degree in Economics from the University of Aberdeen and an MBA from University of Edinburgh. He has lived in Berwickshire since 2000.[1]
Wheelhouse was the SNP candidate for the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency in the 2010 UK general election.[2]
Wheelhouse then stood for election to the Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire constituency in the 2011 Scottish Parliament general election. He was second to Conservative John Lamont in that contest, but was elected to the Scottish Parliament on the South of Scotland regional list.
He is a former member of the Conservative Party[3].
In September 2012 he become Minister for Environment and Climate change replacing Steward Stephenson
References
- ^ The Scottish Parliament - Current Members - Paul Wheelhouse
- ^ Rinaldi, Giancarlo (4 May 2010). "Jobs key issue in Berwickshire tussle". BBC News. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ "Official Report 26 April 2012". Scottish Parliament.
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