Colin Fox (politician)
Colin Fox | |
|---|---|
| Scottish Socialist Party co-spokesperson | |
| Assumed office 13 February 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Tommy Sheridan |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothians | |
| In office 1 May 2003 – 2 April 2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1959 Motherwell, Scotland |
| Party | Scottish Socialist Party (1998–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Scottish Labour (1970s–1991) Scottish Militant Labour (1991–1998) |
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Colin Fox (born 17 June 1959) is a Scottish socialist politician and left-wing activist, serving as national co-spokesperson of the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) since 2005. He was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothians region from 2003 to 2007.
Described in The Herald as "one of Scotland's most prominent socialists", he is a founding member of the SSP and Scotland's longest-serving party leader or spokesperson, having been originally elected as the SSP's convener in February 2005. He was a member of the Yes Scotland Advisory Board.