Maurice Golden

Maurice Golden MSP

Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Scotland
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2016
Personal details
Political party	Scottish Conservative Party
Alma mater	University of Dundee

Maurice Charles Golden MSP is a Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician who is Member of Scottish Parliament for the West Scotland region, elected in the Scottish Parliament election, 2016. In the Scottish Parliament, he is the Conservative spokesperson for environment, climate change and land reform. Golden is also deputy whip.

Early life and education

Golden attended the High School of Dundee and the University of Dundee from 1997 until 2001, and graduated with a 2:1 honours degree in history and politics.

Career

Golden has experience in the waste and energy sectors, previously working for Ofgem and Consumer Focus as well as with Local Authorities advising on kerbside collections. He led the Circular Economy Programme for Zero Waste Scotland after 2011.

Golden has been a member of the Conservative Party since 1998. He was selected as the Conservative Party candidate in the Glenrothes by-election for the Westminster Parliament in 2008, securing third place as Labour retained the seat.

In 2016, Golden stood for the Scottish Parliament as the Conservative candidate for Clydebank and Milngavie where he came third, then was elected from the West Scotland regional list.^[1] Golden is also deputy whip.^[2] Golden is deputy convenor of the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee in the Scottish Parliament.^[3]

References

↑ "Election 2016: West Scotland. Scottish Parliament region". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
↑ "Scottish Conservative appointments for new parliamentary term". Scottish Conservative Party. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
↑ "Membership". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

Scottish Conservative Party MSPs

Elected in the 2016 election; See also: Members of the 5th Scottish Parliament

Leadership	Ruth Davidson (Leader) Jackson Carlaw (Deputy Leader and culture, tourism and external affairs) John Lamont (Chief Whip)

Frontbench members	Murdo Fraser (Finance) Dean Lockhart (Economy, jobs and fair work) Donald Cameron (Health and sport) Elizabeth Smith (Education and skills) Adam Tomkins (Communities, social security, the constitution and equalities Douglas Ross (Justice) Peter Chapman (Rural economy and connectivity) Maurice Golden (Environment, climate change and land reform)

Backbenchers	Jeremy Balfour Bill Bowman Miles Briggs Alexander Burnett Finlay Carson Maurice Corry Jamie Greene Rachael Hamilton Alison Harris Liam Kerr Gordon Lindhurst Margaret Mitchell Edward Mountain Oliver Mundell John Scott Graham Simpson Alexander Stewart Ross Thomson Annie Wells Brian Whittle

Members of the Scottish Parliament in the West Scotland region

Elected in the 2016 election

Constituency MSPs	Gil Paterson (SNP, Clydebank and Milngavie) Kenneth Gibson (SNP, Cunninghame North) Ruth Maguire (SNP, Cunninghame South) Jackie Baillie (Lab, Dumbarton) Jackson Carlaw (Con, Eastwood) Stuart McMillan (SNP, Greenock and Inverclyde) George Adam (SNP, Paisley) Derek Mackay (SNP, Renfrewshire North and West) Tom Arthur (SNP, Renfrewshire South) Rona Mackay (SNP, Strathkelvin and Bearsden)

Additional members	Neil Bibby (Lab) Maurice Corry (Con) Mary Fee (Lab) Maurice Golden (Con) Jamie Greene (Con) Ross Greer (Green) Ken Macintosh (Lab)

SNP (8 seats), Labour (4 seats), Conservative (4 seats), Green (1 seat)

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