Tom Mason (Scottish politician)
Tom Mason | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| In office 20 June 2017 – 5 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ross Thomson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Gee Mason 31 December 1942 Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | King's College London Cranfield School of Management |
Thomas Gee Mason (born 31 December 1942) is a retired Scottish Conservative Party politician, who was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Scotland region from June 2017 to 2021.
Background
He was educated at King's College London (BSc, 1964) and the Cranfield School of Management (MBA 1972).[1]
Political career
Mason first stood as the Scottish Conservative candidate for the Aberdeen Central constituency at the 1999 Scottish Parliament election, where finished in fourth place with 13.8% of the vote.[2]
At the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, he stood again in Aberdeen Central, increasing the Conservatives' share of the vote in the constituency by 10.2%, and took third place.[3] Mason was also placed tenth on the North East Scotland regional list.[4]
In the 2017 Aberdeen council election he was elected to represent the Midstocket/Rosemount ward, then became depute Provost.[5]
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Mason was sworn in to the Scottish Parliament, on 20 June 2017,[6] following the resignation of Ross Thomson.[7]
Mason stood down at the 2021 election.[8]
References
- ^ 2018 "Mason, Thomas Gee, (born 31 Dec. 1942), Member (C) North East Scotland, Scottish Parliament, since 2017." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 4 Dec. 2018
- ^ "Vote 99: Scotland Constituencies & Regions. Aberdeen Central". BBC News. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Scotland Election 2016: Aberdeen Central. Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Scottish Parliament elections - North East Scotland region". Who Can I Vote For?. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "Scottish Tories select replacements for Holyrood seats vacated by new MPs". Evening Express. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Two new Conservative MSPs sworn in at Holyrood". BBC News. BBC. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Aberdeen Depute Provost to become dual-role Tory MS". BBC News. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Holyrood 2021 election: Which MSPs are standing down?". BBC News. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
External links
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Tom Mason