Hugh Henry MSP for Renfrewshire South: Hair and Beauty Academy launches

28 Nov 2014

Hair and Beauty Academy launches

I was delighted to attend the official opening of the Young Enterprise Scotland’s (YES) Hair and Beauty Academy in Barrhead where I met some of the new recruits hoping to follow in the footsteps of our very own world renowned crimper Trevor Sorbie who comes from Paisley. Nine new jobs have already been created since opening the academy at Rouken Glen and it is hoped their success will be re-created at their brand new branch in Barrhead. The Hair and Beauty Academy provides a live training environment which combines salon based training and real work experience. Recruits also have the opportunity to gain their SQA Accredited Qualifications and those I spoke to were enthusiastic and excited about the future and what they can achieve.

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.