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Joe fitzpatrick independence a huge opportunity to build a better fairer scotland
Joseph Martin FitzPatrick (born 1 April 1967) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He has represented the Dundee City West constituency at the Scottish Parliament since the 2007 Scottish Parliament elections, succeeding retiring Labour MSP Kate Maclean. He is also the Scottish Government Minister for Parliamentary Business, a post he has held since September 2012.
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- Joe fitzpatrick independence a huge opportunity to build a better fairer scotland
- Scottish Carers Parliament 2018 MSP Joe Fitzpatrick Opening of the day
- Life and career
- References
Scottish Carers Parliament 2018 MSP Joe Fitzpatrick: Opening of the day
Life and career
FitzPatrick was educated at Whitfield Primary School, Whitfield High School, Inverness College and Abertay University.
He studied Forestry at Inverness College and worked for the Forestry Commission in Angus and Tillhill Forestry in Argyle.
He was elected President of Inverness College Students Association and was re-elected as the College's first Sabbatical President. He was elected to the National Executive of NUS (Scotland) in 1990 and was given specific responsibility for LGBT issues. He was later elected as the Area Convenor for the National Union of Students (North of Scotland Area) in 1991-92.
Before his election to the Scottish Parliament, FitzPatrick worked for Dundee SNP parliamentarians Shona Robison MSP and Stewart Hosie MP and was also a Dundee City councillor, SNP group whip and finance spokesperson. He also represented the council on a number of posts on outside bodies including:
1999–2003 Campaign for Rail Electrification Aberdeen to Edinburgh (CREATE)
1999–2003 COSLA Convention
1999–2002 Dundee City Council Sports Association for the Disabled
1999–2003 City of Dundee Sports Council
1999–2004 Member of the Board, Dundee Ice Rink
2005–2006 Member of the Board, Dundee Ice Arena
2001–2002 COSLA Royal Blind Asylum School
2001–2003 COSLA Spokesperson Consumer and Protection Services
2003–2007 COSLA Association for Public Services Excellence
After being elected MSP for Dundee West, he was elected as the SNP Group Secretary in the Parliament and was a member of the Finance Committee and SNP substitute on the Health Committee. He was also the Parliamentary Liaison Officer to John Swinney MSP (Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth).
In 2007 FitzPatrick was elected to the SNP's National Executive Committee. In 2009 he co-ordinated the SNP's successful European Election Campaign.
In 2011 FitzPatrick was re-elected to the slightly enlarged Dundee City west seat with an increased majority and 57.6% of the vote. FitzPatrick went on to be appointed Convener of the Local Government and Regeneration Committee. He was Co-convener of the Cross Party Group on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency and Convener of the Cross Party Group on Computer Games Technology prior to his appointment as Minister for Parliamentary Business in September 2012.
In 2007 FitzPatrick was one of four openly LGBT MSPs, along with Patrick Harvie, Iain Smith and Margaret Smith
In 2011 FitzPatrick was one of seven openly LGBT MSPs, along with Marco Biagi, Derek Mackay, Ruth Davidson, Kevin Stewart, Jim Eadie and Patrick Harvie.
In 2016 FitzPatrick was one of ten openly LGBT MSPs LGBT politicians from Scotland