Preceded by Ian Davidson Party Scottish National Party Role Scottish Politician | Name Chris Stephens Majority 9,950 (24.3%) | |
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Full Name Christopher Charles Stephens Born 20 March 1973 (age 51)
Glasgow, Scotland ( 1973-03-20 ) Political party Scottish National Party Profiles | ||
Christopher Charles Stephens (born 20 March 1973) is a Scottish trade unionist and Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who is the current MP for the Glasgow South West constituency, elected at the 2015 general election.
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- Ge15 candidate i chris stephens for glasgow south west
- Early life
- Union activist
- Political career
- References
Ge15 candidate i chris stephens for glasgow south west
Early life
Stephens was born in Glasgow and was educated at Trinity High School in Renfrew. He joined the SNP in 1989, aged sixteen.
Union activist
Stephens was employed by Glasgow City Council. He is a senior UNISON activist in the city. He has represented numerous workers over the last decade, and has campaigned on issues such as equal pay, disability discrimination, and pensions. He increased trade union membership in his workplace by 60% in the last 2 years.
Political career
Previously Stephens was the secretary of the SNP Trade Union Group, a member of the party's National Executive Committee, and the convener of the SNP's Glasgow Pollok Constituency Association. He first stood for the UK Parliament at the 2001 General Election, contesting the Hamilton North and Bellshill constituency. He contested the Glasgow Pollok constituency at the 2007 and 2011 Scottish Parliament elections. In 2011 he came only 623 votes short of taking the seat from Johann Lamont.
Stephens was on the list of SNP candidates for the six Scottish seats in the 2014 European Parliament election, although only the first two SNP candidates were elected.
He was elected to the UK Parliament in 2015, winning the contest for the Glasgow South West constituency.
Stephens is a vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on South Africa and Chair of the Public and Commercial Services Union Parliametary Group.