Tom Arthur (Scottish politician)

Tom Arthur MSP

Member of the Scottish Parliament for Renfrewshire South
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 2016
Preceded by	Hugh Henry
Majority	4,408
Personal details
Political party	Scottish National Party
Alma mater	University of Glasgow

Thomas "Tom" Compton Arthur MSP (born 1985) is a Scottish politician. He is the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the constituency of Renfrewshire South.^[1]

Early life

Arthur was born in 1985 in Paisley and raised in Barrhead.^[2] He was educated at Cross Arthurlie Primary and Barrhead High School.^[2] He graduated from the University of Glasgow with a Bachelor of Music and then Master of Music.^[2]

In November 2009, Arthur joined the SNP.^[2]

↑ "Election 2016: Renfrewshire South". BBC News. 6 May 2016.
1 2 3 4 Mann, Graham (15 January 2016). "SNP man has sights set on Holyrood glory". Greenock Telegraph.

Parliament of Scotland
Preceded by Hugh Henry	Member of the Scottish Parliament for Renfrewshire South 2016–present	Incumbent

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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