Hugh Henry MSP for Renfrewshire South: Johnstone’s got the best

30 Sept 2015

Johnstone’s got the best

I remember going along to visit family butcher David Marshall when he scooped a top industry accolade for his award winning square sausages and after buying and trying them I knew why. I hear David’s done it again – this time for his popular steak and sausage pie. His business John Marshall & Son in the town’s High Street won gold at the Scottish Craft Butchers Awards where over 150 butchers from across Scotland took part. Local businesses are vital to our economy and meeting local needs, so well done to all.

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.