Johann Lamont

Johann Lamont MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Pollok
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 1999
Preceded by	new constituency
Majority	4,393 (22.6%)
Personal details
Born	(1957-07-11) 11 July 1957 Glasgow, Scotland
Political party	Labour Co-operative
Alma mater	University of Glasgow
Website	johann.org.uk

Johann Lamont (born 11 July 1957) is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician and member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Pollok since 1999.

Career

She first became active in Glasgow University Labour Club. She spent a year at Jordanhill Teacher Training College, during which time she became a member of the National Committee of the National Organisation of Labour Students. She worked as a teacher for a number of years (initially in Rothesay) and in 1999 was elected to the Scottish Parliament for the Glasgow Pollok constituency. In 2003 she successfully defended the seat in the face of a tough challenge from the then Scottish Socialist Party convenor Tommy Sheridan, and was re-elected in 2007. She became Deputy Minister for Communities in the Scottish Executive in October 2004, and moved to become Deputy Justice Minister in November 2006 until the dissolution of Parliament in anticipation of the 2007 election. In September 2008 she was elected Deputy Leader of Labour in the Scottish Parliament.

External links

• www.johann.org.uk Constituency website
• Johann Lamont MSP Scottish Parliament webpage