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Robert Joseph "Bob" Doris (born 11 May 1973) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He has served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election,[1] having previously served as an MSP for Glasgow from 2007 to 2016.
Bob Doris
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Official portrait, 2016
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| Convener of the Local Government and Communities Committee | |
| Assumed office 12 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Stewart |
| Deputy Convener of the Health and Sport Committee | |
| In office 15 June 2011 – 23 March 2016 | |
| Convener | Duncan McNeil |
| Preceded by | Ross Finnie |
| Succeeded by | Clare Haughey |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Patricia Ferguson |
| Majority | 5,602 |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| In office 3 May 2007 – 23 March 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Joseph Doris (1973-05-11) 11 May 1973 (age 51) Vale of Leven, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Spouse | Janet Doris |
| Children | 2 |
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Doris was born in the Vale of Leven, Dunbartonshire, and educated at the University of Glasgow earning an MA in Social Sciences.[citation needed]
At the 2007 election Doris contested the Glasgow Maryhill Scottish Parliament constituency, finishing second to Patricia Ferguson, majority 2,300.[citation needed]
Prior to the election Doris had acted as campaign manager to Bill Wilson when Wilson challenged John Swinney for the SNP leadership in 2003. Doris convened the SNP Maryhill Constituency Branch and Glasgow Regional Association SNP (GRA) for a number of years. Before the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary elections Doris was set to be council candidate for the Maryhill/Kelvin ward at the Glasgow City Council elections of 2007. He resigned his nomination for the Council seat to avoid the possibility of being elected on a dual mandate.[citation needed]
Since his election, Doris campaigned successfully on a number of issues including free school meals, kinship care payments and Town Centre Regeneration Fund money for Glasgow. He was a leading campaigner against Glasgow City Council's closure of 20 primary and nursery schools, and supported the parental occupation of Wyndford Primary School and St Gregory's Primary School, both in Maryhill. Doris convenes the Scottish Parliament's cross party group on Racial Equality in Scotland and the cross-party group on Rare, Genetic And Undiagnosed Conditions.[2]
In2011, Doris was the SNP candidate for the redrawn seat of Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn. He was also placed 3rd on the SNP regional list for Glasgow behind Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf. He was unsuccessful in gaining Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, losing to Labour's Patricia Ferguson, but was returned as one of two Glasgow list SNP MSPs alongside Yousaf.[3]
In the 2016 election, he defeated Ferguson and was elected as the constituency member for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn.[4]
He is currently the convenor of the Social Security Committee in the Scottish Parliament.[5]
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| Preceded by | Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn 2016–present |
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