Ross Finnie | |
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| Minister for the Environment and Rural Development | |
| In office 19 May 1999 – 17 May 2007 | |
| First Minister | Jack McConnell Henry McLeish Donald Dewar |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Richard Lochhead |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for West of Scotland | |
| In office 6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Ross Finnie 11 February 1947 Greenock, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| Occupation | Accountant |
James Ross Finnie (born 11 February 1947)[1] is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP). He is a former Minister for the Environment and Rural Development in the Scottish Executive, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland region. He became an MSP in the first elections to the Scottish Parliament in 1999, and held the same ministerial portfolio until May 2007.
- ^ "FINNIE, (James) Ross". Who's Who. Vol. 2019 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)