Minister for the Environment and Rural Development
In office 19 May 1999 – 17 May 2007
First Minister
Jack McConnell Henry McLeish Donald Dewar
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Richard Lochhead
Member of the Scottish Parliament for West of Scotland
In office 6 May 1999 – 22 March 2011
Personal details
Born
James Ross Finnie
(1947-02-11) 11 February 1947 (age 77) Greenock, Scotland
Political party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Occupation
Accountant
James Ross Finnie (born 11 February 1947)[1] is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP). He is a former Minister for the Environment and Rural Development in the Scottish Executive, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland region. He became an MSP in the first elections to the Scottish Parliament in 1999, and held the same ministerial portfolio until May 2007.
^"FINNIE, (James) Ross". Who's Who. Vol. 2019 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
James RossFinnie (born 11 February 1947) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP). He is a former...
mezzo-soprano Roger Finnie, (born 1945), an American football offensive tackle RossFinnie, (born 1947), Scottish politician William Finnie (mayor), 18th-century...
National Party government). In the contest he faced former Ministers RossFinnie and Tavish Scott. Scott won the contest comfortably. Rumbles married...
18 May 2016 First Minister Alex Salmond Nicola Sturgeon Preceded by RossFinnie Succeeded by Fergus Ewing Member of the Scottish Parliament for Moray...
Inverclyde Leisure pool information Scottish Parliament motion S3M-04657, RossFinnie: "Celebrate Gourock Outdoor Pool's Centenary — That the Parliament joins...
representing the Liberal Democrats in the Scottish Parliament 1999 Robert Brown RossFinnie Donald Gorrie Ian Jenkins George Lyon John Farquhar Munro Nora Radcliffe...
Nicol Ross Stephen, Baron Stephen (born 23 March 1960) is a Scottish politician who served as Deputy First Minister of Scotland and Minister for Enterprise...
Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021. "RossFinnie". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved...
representing the Liberal Democrats in the Scottish Parliament 1999 Robert Brown RossFinnie Donald Gorrie Ian Jenkins George Lyon John Farquhar Munro Nora Radcliffe...
Democrat politician. He was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Ross, Skye and Inverness West from 1999 until his retirement in 2011. Previously...
representing the Liberal Democrats in the Scottish Parliament 1999 Robert Brown RossFinnie Donald Gorrie Ian Jenkins George Lyon John Farquhar Munro Nora Radcliffe...
office 15 June 2011 – 23 March 2016 Convener Duncan McNeil Preceded by RossFinnie Succeeded by Clare Haughey Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow...
bisexual men donating blood. The petition received high level support from RossFinnie MSP, Alyn Smith MEP and Struan Stevenson MEP. Charity Registration -...
representing the Liberal Democrats in the Scottish Parliament 1999 Robert Brown RossFinnie Donald Gorrie Ian Jenkins George Lyon John Farquhar Munro Nora Radcliffe...
seats. Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross was replaced with the larger Caithness, Sutherland and Ross seat. Ross, Skye and Inverness West and Inverness...
winning 59% of the votes cast in a contest with parliamentary colleagues RossFinnie and Mike Rumbles. At the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, the party...
Global Information