John Wilson | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:JohnWilsonMSP.jpg) Wilson in 2012 | |
| Deputy Convener of the Local Government and Regeneration Committee | |
| In office 8 June 2011 – 24 March 2016 | |
| Convener | Kevin Stewart |
| Preceded by | Rob Gibson |
| Succeeded by | Elaine Smith |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| In office 3 May 2007 – 24 March 2016 | |
| North Lanarkshire Councillor | |
| In office 4 May 2007 – 4 June 2009 | |
| Constituency | Coatbridge North and Glenboig |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Gordon Wilson 28 November 1956 Falkirk, Scotland |
| Other political affiliations | Action for Independence (2021) Scottish Greens (2014–16) Independent (September–December 2014) Scottish National Party (until 2014) |
John Gordon Wilson (born 28 November 1956) is a Scottish politician. He was formerly a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Central Scotland region from 2007 until 2016. He sat as a Scottish National Party (SNP) member and then as an independent after 2014. He stood unsuccessfully as a Green Party candidate in the Coatbridge and Chryston constituency at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election and then as an independent candidate in the 2017 Scottish local elections.