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Bill Aitken (15 April 1947, Glasgow) is a Conservative member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow.
Following a career in the insurance industry, he served on Glasgow City Council between 1976 and 1999, entering the Scottish Parliament at the election in May 1999. He is also a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant of the City of Glasgow.
He formerly served as Chief Whip for the Scottish Conservative Party in Holyrood. More recently, he has taken up the role of Convener of the Justice Committee, and also currently serves as the Justice Spokesman for the Scottish Conservative Party.
He is a supporter of Partick Thistle Football Club.
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Members of the Scottish Parliament in the Glasgow region  |
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Elected in the 2007 election
Labour (9 seats), SNP (5 seats), Conservative (1 seat), Lib Dems (1 seat), Greens (1 seat)
Constituency MSPs
Bill Butler (Lab, Glasgow Anniesland) • Margaret Curran (Lab, Glasgow Baillieston) • Charlie Gordon (Lab, Glasgow Cathcart) • Nicola Sturgeon (SNP, Glasgow Govan) • Pauline McNeill (Lab, Glasgow Kelvin) • Patricia Ferguson (Lab, Glasgow Maryhill) • Johann Lamont (Lab, Glasgow Pollok) • James Kelly (Lab, Glasgow Rutherglen) • Frank McAveety (Lab, Glasgow Shettleston) •Paul Martin (Lab, Glasgow Springburn)
Additional Members
Bashir Ahmad (SNP) • Bill Aitken (Con) • Robert Brown (Lib Dem) • Bob Doris (SNP) • Patrick Harvie (Green) • Bill Kidd (SNP) • Sandra White (SNP)
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