Jim Tolson
Tolson in 2007
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Dunfermline West
In office
3 May 2007 – 5 May 2011
Preceded byScott Barrie
Succeeded byBill Walker
Personal details
Born
James Tolson

(1965-05-26) 26 May 1965 (age 58)
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Political partyScottish Liberal Democrats
Websitehttp://www.jimtolson.com

James "Jim" Tolson (born 26 May 1965) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Dunfermline West from 2007 until 2011.

Prior to his election as an MSP, he was a Fife councillor and employee of Sky Subscriber Services Ltd in Dunfermline.[1] In 2005, Tolson won a case against Sky at an employment tribunal seeking more time off to carry out council duties.[2]

Tolson's seat was abolished in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election and he contested the new Dunfermline constituency but lost to the Scottish National Party's Bill Walker.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Fife councillor wins tribunal case for 'public duties' days off". The Scotsman. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Fife councillor wins case to get days off". The Journal Online. Law Society of Scotland. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  3. ^ Gary Fitzpatrick, "SNP storm home in Dunfermline shock" – Dunfermline Press, 6 May 2011

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Scottish Parliament Preceded byScott Barrie Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dunfermline West 2007–2011 Succeeded byBill Walkeras MSP for Dunfermline


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