Tom Mason (Scottish politician)

Tom Mason
Tom Mason
Member of the Scottish Parliament; for North East Scotland; (1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
	In office; 20 June 2017 – 5 May 2021
Preceded by	Ross Thomson
Personal details
Born	Thomas Gee Mason; 31 December 1942; Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	King's College London; Cranfield School of Management

Thomas Gee Mason (born 31 December 1942) is a retired Scottish Conservative Party politician, who was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Scotland region. Mason was sworn in on 20 June 2017,[1] following the resignation of Ross Thomson.[2] He stood down at the 2021 election.

Mason is also a councillor on Aberdeen City Council.

Political career

Mason stood unsuccessfully for the Scottish Parliament as the Conservative candidate in the Aberdeen Central constituency in 1999[4] and 2016.[5]

In the 2017 Aberdeen council election he was elected as a councillor, then became depute Provost.[6]

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"Aberdeen Depute Provost to become dual-role Tory MS". BBC News. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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"Vote 99: Scotland Constituencies & Regions. Aberdeen Central". BBC News. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
"Scotland Election 2016: Aberdeen Central. Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
"Scottish Tories select replacements for Holyrood seats vacated by new MPs". Evening Express. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

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