Jackson Carlaw

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jackson Carlaw
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Apr 12, 1959(1959-04-12)
Age	65
Birthplace	Newton Mearns
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Newton Mearns
Horoscope	Aries

Jackson Carlaw Biography

Jackson Carlaw is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on April 12, 1959 in Newton Mearns, Newton Mearns, United Kingdom. David Jackson Carlaw CBE (born 12 April 1959) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician serving as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party since 2020. He has served as Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Eastwood since 2016.

Carlaw was unsuccessful as a candidate for Eastwood in the 2003, 2007, and 2011 Scottish Parliament elections. He was however elected on the party list under Scotland’s additional member system in 2007 and 2011 representing the West of Scotland region. In 2016 he became the MSP for Eastwood after defeating the incumbent Ken Macintosh. He sits on the European and External Relations Committee of the Scottish Parliament.

In a press release reacting to proposed changes to parking regulations by the Eastwood council in November 2016, Carlaw spoke in favour of protecting local businesses from the potentially negative effects of the changes, suggesting several amendments to ensure the changes were “substantially rethought to protect local businesses”.

Carlaw opposed the sale and privatisation of the only public residential care home in East Renfrewshire in December 2016. He described it as a “betrayal” to the families and residents within his constituency who relied on the care home by a council “unwilling to properly look at any options other than privatisation”.

Carlaw was brought up in Crookfur, Newton Mearns and was educated at The Glasgow Academy. He worked for 25 years as a car salesman and was joint head of FirstFord car dealership in the west of Scotland until it was placed into receivership in November 2002. He was also a director of Wylies (Automotive Services) until it went into administration in February 2003.

Jackson Carlaw Net Worth

Jackson Carlaw is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jackson Carlaw 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Carlaw joined the East Renfrewshire Conservatives in 1978. He was the Conservative candidate in the 1982 Queen’s Park by-election, and in the 1983 general election in Pollok. He was Chairman of the Scottish Young Conservatives from 1984 to 1986, Chairman of Eastwood Conservatives from 1988 to 1992, and was Deputy Chairman of the Scottish Conservatives from 1992 to

1998. He was reappointed Deputy Chairman of the Scottish Conservatives in

In the run-up to the 1997 Scottish devolution referendum Carlaw campaigned against the formation of a devolved Scottish Parliament alongside the Scottish Conservatives and the Think Twice campaign, advocating a No vote for both the question of the parliament’s formation and whether the parliament should be granted tax-varying powers.

Carlaw previously served as the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, and served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party under Ruth Davidson from 2011 to 2019. In this capacity, he served as Acting Leader from September 2018 to May 2019 during Davidson’s maternity leave and from August 2019 to February 2020 following Davidson’s resignation as leader.

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In 2011, Carlaw stood as a candidate in the leadership election brought on by Annabel Goldie’s resignation. During the campaign, he was hospitalised with appendicitis. Carlaw finished third behind Ruth Davidson and Murdo Fraser. He was appointed as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Conservatives by Ruth Davidson in 2011, and had been Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport for almost nine years. He was re-appointed as of 28 June 2017 as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Europe and External Affairs.

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Jackson Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Jackson Carlaw celebrates birthday on April 12 of every year.

Carlaw dismissed the initial stages of the June 2018 bill to reform local council planning by the SNP as a “power grab”. The proposed legislation, which provisioned for the monitoring and training of local councillors in relation to planning, was argued as containing “too much centralisation” and was opposed by Carlaw in a parliamentary debate, in which he claimed the added power such a bill would give Holyrood would be “a dangerous trend to set”.

Is Jackson Carlaw married?

Carlaw lives in Waterfoot, East Renfrewshire. He is married and has two sons.

Who is MSP for Eastwood?

Eastwood
Created| 1999
Party| Conservative
MSP| Jackson Carlaw
Council area| East Renfrewshire

Who is the current MSP for East Renfrewshire?

ElectionMemberParty
2005| Jim Murphy| Labour
2015| Kirsten Oswald| SNP
2017| Paul Masterton| Conservative
2019| Kirsten Oswald| SNP

How many Scottish MPs are Tory?

AffiliationMembers (current)Seatshare (current)
Scottish National Party| 44| 74.6%
Scottish Conservatives| 6| 10.2%
Scottish Liberal Democrats| 4| 6.8%
Alba Party| 2| 3.4%

Who is the MSP for Barrhead?

Born in Paisley in 1985, Tom Arthur was first elected to the Scottish Parliament for the seat of Renfrewshire South at the 2016 election, holding the seat in 2021. Mr Arthur was raised in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, where he was educated at Cross Arthurlie Primary and Barrhead High School.