Hugh Henry MSP for Renfrewshire South: Piping success

1 Aug 2015

Piping success

It was great to hear Johnstone Pipe Band saw off some excellent competition to win two top prizes at the recent Pipe Band Championships in Paisley. Hundreds of pipers came from as far afield as Northumbria, Dunoon and Ayrshire to compete in this hugely successful contest and it was tough to impress the judges. So it is well done to the award winning band from my constituency who were awarded the top prize in the two toughest categories, the grade two March and the Strathspey and Reel. It was a fantastic day for Renfrewshire and my congratulations go to all who took part and the crowds who braved the weather to support the bands.

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.