Hugh Henry MSP for Renfrewshire South: UNISON protest at the Scottish Parliament

13 Mar 2013

UNISON protest at the Scottish Parliament

with Johann Lamont at The Scottish Parliament

Further Education was described as a 'Cinderella' service when campaigning members of Unison held a protest and meet with MSPs at the Scottish Parliament. We heard about the devastating impact the SNP's cuts to colleges are having on studen...ts and staff. Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont, myself, Neil Bibby and others met and listened to members' concerns. It was very disappointing, but no surprise, that no SNP MSP bothered to come along to listen to the fears of college staff.

Unison Further Education Campaign — with Neil Bibby at The Scottish Parliament.

About Hugh

Hugh Henry is a Scottish Labour politician first elected a Member of the Scottish Parliament in1999 when he represented Paisley South. He was appointed Deputy Minister for Health and Community in 2001and moved to Deputy Minister for Social Justice in 2002. He became Deputy Minister for Justice after the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in 2003 and Minister for Education in 2006. Hugh collected the Scottish Politician of the Year award in 2010 and won the newly created Renfrewshire South seat in 2011. He was raised in Erskine, Renfrewshire and educated at St Mirin's Academy, Paisley, at the University of Glasgow and Jordanhill College in Glasgow. He has worked as an accountant, a teacher and as a welfare rights officer. He was a local councillor from 1984 until 1999, including four years as leader of Renfrewshire Council. He is married with two daughters and a son.