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'{{refimproveBLP|date=September 2011}} {{Infobox MSP | honorific-prefix = | name = Johann Lamont | honorific-suffix = [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]] | image =JohannLamontMSPgreenjacket.jpg | imagesize = 150px | caption = | constituency_MP = [[Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Pollok]] | parliament = Scottish | majority = 623 (2.3%) | term_start = 6 May 1999 | term_end = | predecessor = ''new constituency'' | successor = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|07|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] | death_date = | death_place = | birthname = | nationality = | party = [[Labour Co-operative]] | spouse = | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = [[University of Glasgow]] | occupation = | profession = | cabinet = | committees = | religion = | signature = | website = [http://www.johann.org.uk/ johann.org.uk] | footnotes = }} '''Johann McDougal Lamont''' (born 11 July 1957) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Scottish Labour Party|Labour]] [[Co-operative Party|Co-operative]] politician and member of the [[Scottish Parliament]] for [[Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Pollok]] since 1999. She has declared her candidacy for the [[Scottish Labour Party leadership election, 2011|election to the leadership of the Scottish Labour Party]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2011/09/scottish-labour-party-snp |title=What now for Scottish Labour |work-The New Statesman |quote=So far just three candidates—Johann Lamont MSP, Ken Macintosh MSP and Tom Harris MP—have put their names forward as potential replacements for Iain Gray. |date=28 September 2011 |author=James Maxwell}}</ref> ==Career== She first became active in [[Glasgow University Labour Club]], where she was involved in e.g. the campaign to elect [[Hortensia Bussi]] (Salvador Allende's widow) as rector in 1977. She spent a year teacher training at [[Jordanhill College]], during which 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 [[Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Pollok]] constituency. In 2003 she defended the seat in the face of a tough challenge from the [[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 [[Scottish Parliament election, 2007|2007 election]]. In September 2008 she was elected Deputy Leader of Labour in the Scottish Parliament. ==Controversies== On October 5th, 2011, Lamont misled <ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.stv.tv/scotland/275097-rape-trial-debated-in-parliament-unsubstantiated/ |title='Humiliating' rape trial debated in Parliament 'unsubstantiated' |work-Scottish Television |date=17 October 2011 |author=STV}}</ref> Parliament by using a story about the treatment of a rape victim in court to make a point at [[First Minister]]'s Questions <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av_zikiEUi4&feature=player_embedded |title=Johann Lamont raises 'fabricated' rape case |work-Newsnet Scotland |quote=First Minister's Questions. |date=06 October 2011 |author=YouTube}}</ref>. It later emerged that the story was a total fabrication<ref>{{cite web |http://www.holyrood.com/articles/2011/10/14/charity-attacks-evening-times-for-fabricated-rape-trial-story/ |title=Charity attacks Evening Times for “fabricated” rape trial story |work-Holyrood |quote=The Crown Office has informed us that it has been unable to identify any rape trial for an attack in Glasgow which resulted in acquittal this year and which matches the details as reported |date=14 October 2011 |author=Holyrood Magazine}}</ref>. The [[Crown Office]] released a statement which expressed the fear that genuine rape victims "might now be discouraged from reporting such crimes as a result". Lamont refused to apologise for her behaviour. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://johannlamont.blogspot.com/ johannlamont.blogspot.com] Blog *[http://www.johann.org.uk/ www.johann.org.uk] Constituency website *[http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/johann_lamont/index.htm Johann Lamont MSP] Scottish Parliament webpage {{start box}} {{s-par|sct}} {{incumbent succession box | title=[[Member of the Scottish Parliament]] for [[Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Pollok]] | before=Constituency Created | start=[[Scottish Parliament election, 1999|1999]]}} {{s-off}} {{succession box | title=[[Minister for Community Safety|Deputy Minister for Justice]] | before=[[Hugh Henry]] | after=[[Fergus Ewing]]<br><small>as Minister for Community Safety</small> | years=2006–2007}} {{succession box | title=Deputy Minister for Communities | before=[[Mary Mulligan]] | after=[[Des McNulty]] | years=2004–2006}} {{end}} {{Scottish Labour Party leadership election, 2011}} {{Glasgow MSPs}} {{Labour MSPs}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME =Lamont, Johann | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =11 July 1957 | PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Glasgow]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamont, Johann}} [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Glasgow]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Labour Co-operative MSPs]] [[Category:Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003]] [[Category:Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003–2007]] [[Category:Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011]] [[Category:Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–]] [[Category:People from Glasgow]] [[Category:People associated with the campaign for Scottish devolution]] [[Category:Scottish schoolteachers]] [[Category:Scottish women in politics]]'