Greene was born in Greenock, Inverclyde, and holds dual British and Canadian citizenship. He was educated at James Watt College in the town.[1] Prior to his election he worked in the broadcast, media and digital technology industries, most recently as a senior executive for the multinational broadcast network Viacom International.[1]
In 2016, Greene stood for the Scottish Parliament as the Conservative candidate for the Cunninghame North constituency where he came second, then as second on the West Scotland regional list for the Scottish Conservatives.[3][4]
In September 2019 it was announced he had been selected to stand for the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary election for the Cunninghame North seat.
In the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary election Greene came second in the Cunninghame North seat achieving 10,451 votes, an increase of 3.5% from the 2016 election.
He was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2021 on the West Scotland regional list for the Scottish Conservatives to serve a second term in office.
Greene was appointed as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice in the current term of Parliament.
In the last term (Term 5) of the Scottish Parliament, Greene served as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills. Previously he held the role of Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity.
Prior to this he previously held roles as the Scottish Conservative spokesperson for transport and infrastructure, technology, connectivity and the digital economy as well as digital broadcasting.[5] He sat on the Education and Skills committee having previously sat on the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee, the Equalities and Human Rights and Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committees respectively of the Scottish Parliament.[6]
After his election in Term 5 of the Scottish Parliament (2016–21) he also instigated and was Co-Convenor of the Scottish Parliaments' first Cross-Party-Group (CPG) on LGBTI+ issues. He is also an active member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and has represented the Scottish Parliament on a number of engagements serving in parliamentary training and election monitoring functions.
Greene initially expressed an interest in standing for the 2020 Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party Leadership Election, but announced in January 2020 that he was dropping-out to support incumbent acting-leader Jackson Carlaw who was later replaced by Douglas Ross.
jamie, greene, jamie, gillan, greene, born, march, 1980, scottish, politician, member, scottish, parliament, west, scotland, region, from, 2016, member, scottish, conservatives, mspofficial, portrait, 2016member, scottish, parliamentfor, west, scotland, region. Jamie Gillan Greene born 19 March 1980 is a Scottish politician who is a Member of the Scottish Parliament MSP for the West Scotland region from 2016 A member of the Scottish Conservatives Jamie GreeneMSPOfficial portrait 2016Member of the Scottish Parliamentfor West Scotland 1 of 7 Regional MSPs IncumbentAssumed office 6 May 2016Scottish Conservative portfolios2020 2021Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills2021 2023Shadow Cabinet Secretary for JusticePersonal detailsBorn 1980 03 19 19 March 1980 age 43 Greenock ScotlandNationalityBritish Canadian dual Political partyScottish ConservativesWebsitehttp www jamiegreene uk Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Political career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and career editGreene was born in Greenock Inverclyde and holds dual British and Canadian citizenship He was educated at James Watt College in the town 1 Prior to his election he worked in the broadcast media and digital technology industries most recently as a senior executive for the multinational broadcast network Viacom International 1 Political career editIn the 2015 United Kingdom general election Greene stood for the UK Parliament as the Conservative candidate for North Ayrshire and Arran where he came third 2 In 2016 Greene stood for the Scottish Parliament as the Conservative candidate for the Cunninghame North constituency where he came second then as second on the West Scotland regional list for the Scottish Conservatives 3 4 In September 2019 it was announced he had been selected to stand for the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary election for the Cunninghame North seat In the 2021 Scottish Parliamentary election Greene came second in the Cunninghame North seat achieving 10 451 votes an increase of 3 5 from the 2016 election He was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2021 on the West Scotland regional list for the Scottish Conservatives to serve a second term in office Greene was appointed as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice in the current term of Parliament In the last term Term 5 of the Scottish Parliament Greene served as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills Previously he held the role of Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Transport Infrastructure and Connectivity Prior to this he previously held roles as the Scottish Conservative spokesperson for transport and infrastructure technology connectivity and the digital economy as well as digital broadcasting 5 He sat on the Education and Skills committee having previously sat on the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee the Equalities and Human Rights and Culture Tourism Europe and External Affairs Committees respectively of the Scottish Parliament 6 After his election in Term 5 of the Scottish Parliament 2016 21 he also instigated and was Co Convenor of the Scottish Parliaments first Cross Party Group CPG on LGBTI issues He is also an active member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association CPA and has represented the Scottish Parliament on a number of engagements serving in parliamentary training and election monitoring functions Greene initially expressed an interest in standing for the 2020 Scottish Conservative amp Unionist Party Leadership Election but announced in January 2020 that he was dropping out to support incumbent acting leader Jackson Carlaw who was later replaced by Douglas Ross Personal life editGreene is openly gay and heads Holyrood s LGBT Cross Party Group jointly with Emma Roddick 7 8 References edit a b GREENE Jamie Gillan Who s Who Vol 2021 online ed A amp C Black Subscription or UK public library membership required Ayrshire North amp Arran Parliamentary constituency BBC News Retrieved 8 June 2016 Election 2016 West Scotland Scottish Parliament region BBC News 6 May 2016 Cunninghame North Scottish Parliament constituency BBC News Retrieved 8 June 2016 Scottish Conservative appointments for new parliamentary term Scottish Conservative Party 26 May 2016 Archived from the original on 27 March 2019 Retrieved 26 May 2016 Jamie Greene MSP Scottish Parliament Retrieved 23 June 2016 Davidson Peter 3 June 2021 Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross slammed for wearing Pride badge after previous voting record Daily Record Young Gregor 8 September 2021 Emma Roddick appointed co convener of LGBT Holyrood group The National External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jamie Greene Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs Jamie Greene nbsp This article about a member of the Scottish Parliament is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jamie Greene amp oldid 1177723121, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
