Peter Peacock
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Peter Peacock (born 27 May 1952) has been a Labour regional list Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands since 1999.
Immediately prior to coming to Parliament, Peacock was the Leader/Convenor of Highland Council, having been a Councillor in Highland Region since 1982. He held various positions during that time as Finance Convenor, Chair of Policy and Resources Committee and Deputy Leader/Vice-Convenor.
Peacock has also been a Vice-President of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and a former Member of the European Committee of the Regions; the Council of Europe; the Scottish Post Office Board and Scottish Natural Heritage.
He previously ran his own business and prior to that worked for the Citizens Advice Bureau service nationally and was also a Community Worker for a time.
Peacock is currently Minister for Education and Young People in the Scottish Executive.
See also
- List of Scottish Executive Ministerial Teams
- [EdinburghSucks.com] Peter Peacock Stories on EdinburghSucks.com.
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