George Adam

George Adam
Official portrait, 2023
Minister for Parliamentary Business[a]
In office
20 May 2021 – 8 May 2024
First MinisterNicola Sturgeon
Humza Yousaf
Preceded byGraeme Dey
Succeeded byJamie Hepburn
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Paisley
Assumed office
6 May 2011
Preceded by Constituency created
Majority6,075 (17.3%)
Personal details
Born (1969-06-08) 8 June 1969 (age 55)
Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party (since 1987)
SpouseStacey Adam
ChildrenJames Adam Jessica Adam
Residence(s)Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Websitewww.paisleysmsp.org

George James Adam (born 8 June 1969) is a Scottish politician who served as the Minister for Parliamentary Business from 2021 to 2024.[a] A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Paisley since 2011.

Adam ran unsuccessfully as the SNP's candidate for Paisley North in the 2003 Scottish Parliament election. In 2007, he was elected to the Renfrewshire Council, representing the Paisley South ward until 2012. Adam ran for the newly drawn Paisley constituency in the 2011 election and this time was elected to the Scottish Parliament. He was re-elected in the 2016 and 2021 election, serving three terms. Adam was appointed as Minister for Parliamentary Business by Nicola Sturgeon, in her third government.
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