Frank McAveety

Frank McAveety ( born July 27, 1962 in Glasgow ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Labour Party.

McAveety attended the All Saints Secondary School in Glasgow and studied at the University of Strathclyde. He graduated as Master from in English and History. Then McAveety visited the St Andrew 's College of Education. Between 1988 and 1999 he was a member of the Council of Glasgow, sitting in front of this in 1997.

Scottish Parliament

In the Scottish Parliament elections in 1999 McAveety candidate for the constituency of Glasgow Shettleston and won the mandate well ahead of the candidate SNP. He subsequently moved into the newly created Scottish Parliament and was appointed Deputy Minister of Housing & Local Government. After the death of Donald Dewar and the subsequent restructuring of the Cabinet McAveety lost this position. Between November 2002 and April 2003, he held then the post of Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare. In the 2003 parliamentary elections McAveety defended his mandate. In the newly formed Cabinet to June 2004 he was Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. One more time could McAveety defend his mandate in the parliamentary elections in 2007, but was defeated in the general elections 2011 John Mason of the SNP and thus lost his parliamentary seat.

Was published in 2004 McAveety late for a question and answer session, the Minister and apologized on the grounds he had been delayed in the performance of his parliamentary duties for an appointment. Present journalists published later they had seen the minister at that time in the parliamentary canteen eating. McAveety confirmed this and apologized to Jack McConnell, the First Minister said that he had given false information to Parliament unintentionally. For his conduct he was reprimanded then. The affair was referred to in the media as piegate or porky pie -gate. As a result McAveety lost his ministerial post.

In 2010 McAveety was again negative press since he made remarks about the attractiveness of a woman at the visitor ranks of Parliament. Since his microphone was not switched off, his words were commonly heard. As a result, he excused himself and went back voluntarily as Chairman of the Committee on Petitions.