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Neale Hanvey

December 07, 2023

James Neale Hanvey (born 28 December 1964)[1][2][3] is a Scottish politician serving as the Leader of the Alba Party in the House of Commons since 2021, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath since 2019.[4] Formerly a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he defected from the SNP to the Alba Party in March 2021. He was the SNP member and spokesperson for the Health and Social Care Select Committee[5] and he was briefly SNP Spokesperson on the Covid Vaccine Deployment.

Neale Hanvey
MP
Official portrait, 2019
Leader of the Alba Party in the House of Commons
Assumed office
26 March 2021
LeaderAlex Salmond
Preceded byOffice established
Member of Parliament
for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Assumed office
12 December 2019
Preceded byLesley Laird
Majority1,243 (2.6%)
Councillor, Fife Council
In office
3 May 2012 – 4 May 2017
ConstituencyDunfermline Central
Personal details
Born
James Neale Hanvey

(1964-12-28) 28 December 1964 (age 58)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Political partyAlba Party (2021–present)
Scottish National Party (until 2021)
Alma materCity University, London

Early life and career edit

Born in Belfast, Hanvey was the son of James Stafford Hanvey and Mary Isobel (Ismay) Hanvey (née Withers). He was educated at Glenrothes High School before starting a twenty-five year career in the National Health Service.[1][6] In 2005, he was appointed as divisional nurse director for rare cancer at the Royal Marsden Hospital.[7] He has been a contributing author to medical textbooks.[8]

Political career edit

After returning to Scotland in 2012, Hanvey was elected as a Scottish National Party councillor in the 2012 Scottish local elections for the Dunfermline Central ward in Fife.[9] During his time as a councillor, Hanvey was the SNP spokesperson for health and social care, SNP group convener, and latterly SNP group leader in 2017,[10] but lost his seat at the 2017 local elections.[11] In October 2019, he was selected as the SNP candidate for the Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency at the 2019 general election.[12]

Suspension and re-admission to the SNP edit

In November 2019, he was suspended from the party following allegations that he made antisemitic social media posts two years earlier, in which he compared Israel's treatment of the Palestinians to the treatment of Jews during the Second World War and shared a newspaper article that included an image of George Soros that drew on an antisemitic trope.[13][14] As a result, the SNP withdrew support for his campaign, but he remained as the party candidate on the ballot paper because the 14 November 2019 deadline for nominations had already passed.[15] Hanvey accepted the suspension and apologised for the offending posts, stating that he was "genuinely and deeply sorry" and that "Although I do not in anyway consider myself anti-Semitic, on reflection the language I used was, and this is clearly unacceptable."[16][14]

Hanvey was elected as MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath at the 2019 general election, gaining the seat from the Labour Party's shadow Scottish secretary Lesley Laird by a majority of 1,243 votes.[17] He sat as an independent MP upon his election.[18]

During his suspension from the SNP, Hanvey was advised by the Antisemitism Policy Trust (APT) and attended several APT activities in Parliament.[19] He also appeared before the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities to apologise in person and thank them for their "generosity of spirit and willingness to help" during this time.[20]

In March 2020, the SNP's conduct committee agreed that Hanvey should be readmitted to the party in May 2020.[21][22] The SNP released a statement on 2 June to confirm that Hanvey's six-month suspension from the party had ended on 27 May and that he would now join the SNP Westminster Group to sit as an SNP MP.[23][24]

On 2 July 2020 it was announced that Hanvey had been appointed as the SNP member and spokesperson for the Westminster Health and Social Care Select Committee.[5] In November 2020, a year after his suspension, Hanvey was elected to the SNP's Member Conduct Committee.[25]

In February 2021, Hanvey lost his role as the SNP's vaccine spokesperson after refusing to apologise for publicly backing a crowdfunding campaign for a defamation case against several individuals, including SNP MP Kirsty Blackman.[26]

Exit from the SNP edit

In March 2021, Hanvey left the SNP to join the newly formed Alba Party and then stood as a candidate in the Mid Scotland and Fife region in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.[27] Neither he nor his party succeeded in gaining a seat.

In August 2021 he spoke of concerns that he was being spied on by a political party.[28] Later that month, he faced criticism for using the situation in Afghanistan to attack Ian Blackford, talking of trans rights in a tweet saying "Not to diminish the extant horrors in Afghanistan for women, girls and LGBT people in any way, but Ian Blackford opining on protecting women and girls is a tough listen given the deaf ears to such concerns at home.", which Hanvey promptly deleted.[29]

On 13 July 2022, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle ejected Hanvey and his Alba colleague Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian) from the House of Commons for disrupting the start of Prime Minister's Questions. The two had been protesting about the refusal to grant consent for a second independence referendum. As both Members were named by the Speaker, by convention MacAskill and Hanvey were handed five day suspensions from the House.[30][31]

Views edit

Hanvey has signed the Women's Pledge, which originated amongst members of the SNP.[32] The pledge opposes the Scottish Government's proposed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) in Scotland which would allow transgender people to obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate on the basis of a statutory self-declaration, rather than the existing Gender Recognition Panel which require the involvement of a medical expert.[33][34] He later claimed he was personally targeted for doing so.[35]

In April 2021, Hanvey shared an article falsely claiming the SNP were channelling public funding to organisations campaigning to lower the age of consent to 10.[36] The SNP described these claims as "deeply homophobic and untrue", and the claims were also condemned by Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie.[37]

Hanvey has called for an end to arms sales to Saudi Arabia from Scottish weapons manufacturers due to the Saudi atrocities in Yemen.[38]

Personal life edit

Hanvey is openly gay.[39] He lives in Fife with his partner, Avelino del Carmen Prado Cortes, and two sons. The couple have been together since 1994, and entered into a civil partnership in 2011.[1]

He lists his recreations as "composing electronic music (having previously released material under the name 'Security Blue'), swimming, music, film".[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Hanvey, (James) Neale, (born 28 Dec. 1964), MP (SNP) Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, since 2019". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u293966. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ (PDF). Returning Officer, Fife Council. 14 November 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
  4. ^ "General Election 2019: Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Health and Social Care Committee - Membership - Committees - UK Parliament". committees.parliament.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Hanvey looks to use health experience in new role". Central Fife Times. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Health and Social care appointment". Central Fife Times. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Cancer Care for Adolescents and Young Adults - Wiley". Wiley.com. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Jim Leishman elected as Labour councillor in Dunfermline Central". BBC News. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Dunfermline Central Councillor Neale Hanvey elected as new SNP group leader in Fife". Dunfermline Press. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  11. ^ Watson, Johnathon (5 May 2017). "Fife Council election results — Tory in, SNP leader out in Ward 3: Dunfermline". The Courier. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Axed SNP candidate elected to Westminster". BBC News. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Apology for posts was a watershed moment for me". blogs.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Axed SNP candidate elected to Westminster". 13 December 2019. from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  15. ^ "Nicola Sturgeon: SNP members must stop supporting candidate Neale Hanvey". The Scotsman. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  16. ^ @JNHanvey (28 November 2019). "Statement from Neale Hanvey regarding his suspension as SNP candidate for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath parliamentary constituency - Election 2019" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  18. ^ Peeble, Sheryl (13 December 2019). "Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath: Neale Hanvey hails victory after being 'cast aside' by SNP". The Courier. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Apology for posts was a watershed moment for me". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  20. ^ Frot, Mathilde. "MP suspended after using antisemitic language on social media readmitted to SNP". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  21. ^ ."SNP to readmit MP Neale Hanvey after anti-Semitism probe". BBC. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  22. ^ Farquharson, Kenny. "Suspended candidate Neale Hanvey vows to overturn SNP ban". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  23. ^ Frot, Mathilde. "MP suspended after using antisemitic language on social media readmitted to SNP". Jewish News. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  24. ^ "Anti-Semitism row MP Neale Hanvey rejoins SNP as suspension ends". The National. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  25. ^ Learmouth, Andrew. "SNP NEC results revealed: Michael Russell becomes party president". The National. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  26. ^ O'Donoghue, Daniel (6 February 2021). "SNP's Neale Hanvey sacked after backing campaign to sue Aberdeen MP Kirsty Blackman". The Courier. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  27. ^ "MP Neale Hanvey defects from SNP to new Alba Party". BBC. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  28. ^ "'Freaked out': Alba Party Fife MP Neale Hanvey in 'spying' allegation". Dundee Courier. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  29. ^ "Kirkcaldy Alba MP Neale Hanvey criticised for 'disgusting' and 'disgraceful' tweet on Afghanistan crisis". The Scotsman. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  30. ^ Hansard, House Of Commons Hansard, 13 July 2022, retrieved 14 July 2022
  31. ^ TV Footage of Naming, The Mirror, 13 July 2022, retrieved 14 July 2022
  32. ^ Neale Hanvey [@JNHanvey] (5 November 2019). "I have signed the women's pledge and I support women's hard won sex based rights and protections. #WomensPledge" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  33. ^ Brooks, Libby (14 October 2019). "Several women 'close to quitting SNP over gender recognition plans'". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  34. ^ Horne, Marc (6 December 2019). "SNP members 'victims of LGBT campaign'". The Times. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  35. ^ Dickie, Douglas (28 January 2023). "Ex SNP MP claims he was hounded from party after raising gender reform concerns". Scottish Daily Express. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  36. ^ "'Claims SNP funding 'paedophile charter' lobbying groups are FFS". The Ferret. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  37. ^ Matchett, Conor (11 April 2021). "Alba candidate criticised for 'dangerous and irresponsible' claims about age of consent by charity". The Scotsman.
  38. ^ Gordon, Tom (5 January 2023). "Alba MP demands arms sales halt despite risk to local jobs in Fife". The Herald. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  39. ^ Brown, Steve (16 December 2019). . Attitude.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2020.

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neale, hanvey, james, born, december, 1964, scottish, politician, serving, leader, alba, party, house, commons, since, 2021, member, parliament, kirkcaldy, cowdenbeath, since, 2019, formerly, member, scottish, national, party, defected, from, alba, party, marc. James Neale Hanvey born 28 December 1964 1 2 3 is a Scottish politician serving as the Leader of the Alba Party in the House of Commons since 2021 and the Member of Parliament MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath since 2019 4 Formerly a member of the Scottish National Party SNP he defected from the SNP to the Alba Party in March 2021 He was the SNP member and spokesperson for the Health and Social Care Select Committee 5 and he was briefly SNP Spokesperson on the Covid Vaccine Deployment Neale HanveyMPOfficial portrait 2019Leader of the Alba Party in the House of CommonsIncumbentAssumed office 26 March 2021LeaderAlex SalmondPreceded byOffice establishedMember of Parliamentfor Kirkcaldy and CowdenbeathIncumbentAssumed office 12 December 2019Preceded byLesley LairdMajority1 243 2 6 Councillor Fife CouncilIn office 3 May 2012 4 May 2017ConstituencyDunfermline CentralPersonal detailsBornJames Neale Hanvey 1964 12 28 28 December 1964 age 58 Belfast Northern IrelandPolitical partyAlba Party 2021 present Scottish National Party until 2021 Alma materCity University London Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Political career 2 1 Suspension and re admission to the SNP 2 2 Exit from the SNP 3 Views 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and career editBorn in Belfast Hanvey was the son of James Stafford Hanvey and Mary Isobel Ismay Hanvey nee Withers He was educated at Glenrothes High School before starting a twenty five year career in the National Health Service 1 6 In 2005 he was appointed as divisional nurse director for rare cancer at the Royal Marsden Hospital 7 He has been a contributing author to medical textbooks 8 Political career editAfter returning to Scotland in 2012 Hanvey was elected as a Scottish National Party councillor in the 2012 Scottish local elections for the Dunfermline Central ward in Fife 9 During his time as a councillor Hanvey was the SNP spokesperson for health and social care SNP group convener and latterly SNP group leader in 2017 10 but lost his seat at the 2017 local elections 11 In October 2019 he was selected as the SNP candidate for the Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency at the 2019 general election 12 Suspension and re admission to the SNP edit In November 2019 he was suspended from the party following allegations that he made antisemitic social media posts two years earlier in which he compared Israel s treatment of the Palestinians to the treatment of Jews during the Second World War and shared a newspaper article that included an image of George Soros that drew on an antisemitic trope 13 14 As a result the SNP withdrew support for his campaign but he remained as the party candidate on the ballot paper because the 14 November 2019 deadline for nominations had already passed 15 Hanvey accepted the suspension and apologised for the offending posts stating that he was genuinely and deeply sorry and that Although I do not in anyway consider myself anti Semitic on reflection the language I used was and this is clearly unacceptable 16 14 Hanvey was elected as MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath at the 2019 general election gaining the seat from the Labour Party s shadow Scottish secretary Lesley Laird by a majority of 1 243 votes 17 He sat as an independent MP upon his election 18 During his suspension from the SNP Hanvey was advised by the Antisemitism Policy Trust APT and attended several APT activities in Parliament 19 He also appeared before the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities to apologise in person and thank them for their generosity of spirit and willingness to help during this time 20 In March 2020 the SNP s conduct committee agreed that Hanvey should be readmitted to the party in May 2020 21 22 The SNP released a statement on 2 June to confirm that Hanvey s six month suspension from the party had ended on 27 May and that he would now join the SNP Westminster Group to sit as an SNP MP 23 24 On 2 July 2020 it was announced that Hanvey had been appointed as the SNP member and spokesperson for the Westminster Health and Social Care Select Committee 5 In November 2020 a year after his suspension Hanvey was elected to the SNP s Member Conduct Committee 25 In February 2021 Hanvey lost his role as the SNP s vaccine spokesperson after refusing to apologise for publicly backing a crowdfunding campaign for a defamation case against several individuals including SNP MP Kirsty Blackman 26 Exit from the SNP edit In March 2021 Hanvey left the SNP to join the newly formed Alba Party and then stood as a candidate in the Mid Scotland and Fife region in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election 27 Neither he nor his party succeeded in gaining a seat In August 2021 he spoke of concerns that he was being spied on by a political party 28 Later that month he faced criticism for using the situation in Afghanistan to attack Ian Blackford talking of trans rights in a tweet saying Not to diminish the extant horrors in Afghanistan for women girls and LGBT people in any way but Ian Blackford opining on protecting women and girls is a tough listen given the deaf ears to such concerns at home which Hanvey promptly deleted 29 On 13 July 2022 Speaker Lindsay Hoyle ejected Hanvey and his Alba colleague Kenny MacAskill East Lothian from the House of Commons for disrupting the start of Prime Minister s Questions The two had been protesting about the refusal to grant consent for a second independence referendum As both Members were named by the Speaker by convention MacAskill and Hanvey were handed five day suspensions from the House 30 31 Views editHanvey has signed the Women s Pledge which originated amongst members of the SNP 32 The pledge opposes the Scottish Government s proposed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act GRA in Scotland which would allow transgender people to obtain a Gender Recognition Certificate on the basis of a statutory self declaration rather than the existing Gender Recognition Panel which require the involvement of a medical expert 33 34 He later claimed he was personally targeted for doing so 35 In April 2021 Hanvey shared an article falsely claiming the SNP were channelling public funding to organisations campaigning to lower the age of consent to 10 36 The SNP described these claims as deeply homophobic and untrue and the claims were also condemned by Scottish Greens co leader Patrick Harvie 37 Hanvey has called for an end to arms sales to Saudi Arabia from Scottish weapons manufacturers due to the Saudi atrocities in Yemen 38 Personal life editHanvey is openly gay 39 He lives in Fife with his partner Avelino del Carmen Prado Cortes and two sons The couple have been together since 1994 and entered into a civil partnership in 2011 1 He lists his recreations as composing electronic music having previously released material under the name Security Blue swimming music film 1 References edit a b c d Hanvey James Neale born 28 Dec 1964 MP SNP Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath since 2019 WHO S WHO amp WHO WAS WHO 2020 doi 10 1093 ww 9780199540884 013 u293966 ISBN 978 0 19 954088 4 Retrieved 25 March 2021 UK Parliamentary Election for the constituencies of Dunfermline and Fife West Glenrothes Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath North East Fife PDF Returning Officer Fife Council 14 November 2019 Archived from the original PDF on 1 March 2020 Retrieved 4 June 2020 Brunskill Ian 19 March 2020 The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 the definitive record of Britain s historic 2019 General Election ISBN 978 0 00 839258 1 OCLC 1129682574 General Election 2019 Kirkcaldy amp Cowdenbeath Parliamentary constituency BBC News Retrieved 13 December 2019 a b Health and Social Care Committee Membership Committees UK Parliament committees parliament uk Retrieved 23 September 2020 Hanvey looks to use health experience in new role Central Fife Times Retrieved 23 September 2020 Health and Social care appointment Central Fife Times 2 July 2020 Retrieved 12 July 2020 Cancer Care for Adolescents and Young Adults Wiley Wiley com Retrieved 23 September 2020 Jim Leishman elected as Labour councillor in Dunfermline Central BBC News 4 May 2012 Retrieved 4 June 2020 Dunfermline Central Councillor Neale Hanvey elected as new SNP group leader in Fife Dunfermline Press 1 February 2017 Retrieved 12 July 2020 Watson Johnathon 5 May 2017 Fife Council election results Tory in SNP leader out in Ward 3 Dunfermline The Courier Retrieved 4 June 2020 Axed SNP candidate elected to Westminster BBC News 13 December 2019 Retrieved 23 September 2020 Apology for posts was a watershed moment for me blogs timesofisrael com Retrieved 23 September 2020 a b Axed SNP candidate elected to Westminster 13 December 2019 Archived from the original on 14 December 2019 Retrieved 16 December 2019 Nicola Sturgeon SNP members must stop supporting candidate Neale Hanvey The Scotsman 9 December 2019 Retrieved 13 December 2019 JNHanvey 28 November 2019 Statement from Neale Hanvey regarding his suspension as SNP candidate for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Tweet via Twitter Kirkcaldy amp Cowdenbeath parliamentary constituency Election 2019 via www bbc co uk Peeble Sheryl 13 December 2019 Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Neale Hanvey hails victory after being cast aside by SNP The Courier Retrieved 4 June 2020 Apology for posts was a watershed moment for me The Times of Israel Retrieved 23 September 2020 Frot Mathilde MP suspended after using antisemitic language on social media readmitted to SNP The Times of Israel Retrieved 23 September 2020 SNP to readmit MP Neale Hanvey after anti Semitism probe BBC 3 March 2020 Retrieved 3 March 2020 Farquharson Kenny Suspended candidate Neale Hanvey vows to overturn SNP ban The Times ISSN 0140 0460 Retrieved 6 April 2020 Frot Mathilde MP suspended after using antisemitic language on social media readmitted to SNP Jewish News Retrieved 23 September 2020 Anti Semitism row MP Neale Hanvey rejoins SNP as suspension ends The National 23 September 2020 Retrieved 23 September 2020 Learmouth Andrew SNP NEC results revealed Michael Russell becomes party president The National Retrieved 1 December 2020 O Donoghue Daniel 6 February 2021 SNP s Neale Hanvey sacked after backing campaign to sue Aberdeen MP Kirsty Blackman The Courier Retrieved 6 February 2021 MP Neale Hanvey defects from SNP to new Alba Party BBC Retrieved 22 February 2022 Freaked out Alba Party Fife MP Neale Hanvey in spying allegation Dundee Courier 3 August 2021 Retrieved 18 August 2021 Kirkcaldy Alba MP Neale Hanvey criticised for disgusting and disgraceful tweet on Afghanistan crisis The Scotsman 18 August 2021 Retrieved 18 August 2021 Hansard House Of Commons Hansard 13 July 2022 retrieved 14 July 2022 TV Footage of Naming The Mirror 13 July 2022 retrieved 14 July 2022 Neale Hanvey JNHanvey 5 November 2019 I have signed the women s pledge and I support women s hard won sex based rights and protections WomensPledge Tweet via Twitter Brooks Libby 14 October 2019 Several women close to quitting SNP over gender recognition plans The Guardian Retrieved 15 October 2020 Horne Marc 6 December 2019 SNP members victims of LGBT campaign The Times Retrieved 15 October 2020 Dickie Douglas 28 January 2023 Ex SNP MP claims he was hounded from party after raising gender reform concerns Scottish Daily Express Retrieved 30 January 2023 Claims SNP funding paedophile charter lobbying groups are FFS The Ferret 12 April 2021 Retrieved 12 April 2021 Matchett Conor 11 April 2021 Alba candidate criticised for dangerous and irresponsible claims about age of consent by charity The Scotsman Gordon Tom 5 January 2023 Alba MP demands arms sales halt despite risk to local jobs in Fife The Herald Retrieved 30 January 2023 Brown Steve 16 December 2019 The new UK Parliament reportedly has the highest number of LGBTQ MPs in the world Attitude co uk Archived from the original on 18 December 2019 Retrieved 4 June 2020 External links editProfile at Parliament of the United Kingdom Contributions in Parliament at Hansard Voting record at Public Whip Record 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