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Brian Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Industry and Energy | |
| In office 11 June 2001 – 13 June 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Peter Hain |
| Succeeded by | Jacqui Smith |
| Minister of State for Africa | |
| In office 24 January 2001 – 11 June 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Peter Hain |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Malloch-Brown (2007) |
| Minister of State for Scotland | |
| In office 29 July 1999 – 24 January 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Helen Liddell |
| Succeeded by | George Foulkes |
| In office 5 May 1997 – 28 July 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | James Douglas-Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Helen Liddell |
| Minister of State for Trade | |
| In office 28 July 1998 – 28 July 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | The Lord Clinton-Davis |
| Succeeded by | Richard Caborn |
| Member of Parliament for Cunninghame North | |
| In office 12 June 1987 – 11 April 2005 | |
| Preceded by | John Corrie |
| Succeeded by | Katy Clark (North Ayrshire & Arran) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brian David Henderson Wilson 13 December 1948 Dunoon, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | University of Dundee, Cardiff University |
Brian David Henderson Wilson[1] CBE (born 13 December 1948) is a former Scottish Labour Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for Cunninghame North from 1987 until 2005 and served as a minister of state from 1997 to 2003.
After standing down as a minister prior to his departure from Parliament, he was asked by Tony Blair to act as the Prime Minister's Special Representative on Overseas Trade. Having continued to take an interest in trade promotion, he was appointed to the newly re-established UK Board of Trade in 2017. He is also chairman of Harris Tweed Hebrides, a director of Celtic Football Club and visiting professor at the University of Strathclyde.