Ken was first elected to represent Eastwood in 1999 and was re-elected in 2003, 2007 and 2011. He was elected as an MSP for West Scotland in 2016 and became Presiding Officer.
Before entering the Scottish Parliament he was a television producer for the BBC and where he worked on national News programmes. He and his wife Claire live in Busby in East Renfrewshire with their six children. Trade Union Memberships:
Community and Unite
Royal High School Edinburgh Edinburgh University
MA (Hons) History, graduated 1984
1987-1999
Current affairs and news producer BBC
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