Councillor Bill Butler | |
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| Member of Glasgow City Council | |
| Assumed office 4 May 2017 | |
| Constituency | Garscadden/Scotstounhill |
| In office 3 May 2012 – 4 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Alex Glass |
| Succeeded by | Saqib Ahmed |
| Constituency | Greater Pollok |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Anniesland | |
| In office 23 November 2000 – 5 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Dewar |
| Succeeded by | Bill Kidd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 March 1956 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Spouse | Patricia Ferguson[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Stirling |
| Occupation | Teacher (English) |
Bill Butler (born 30 March 1956 in Glasgow) is a Scottish Labour Co-operative Councillor. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Anniesland from a by-election in 2000 (following the death of the incumbent, First Minister Donald Dewar) until losing his seat in the 2011 election.
Butler is also a committed member of CND and has voted against the party in matters concerning nuclear weapons.[2]
- ^ "Election 2016: Former Labour cabinet minister Patricia Ferguson loses seat to SNP". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ Labour minister quits over trident