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Jim Mather MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Argyll and Bute
Incumbent
Assumed office  3 May 2007
Preceded by	George Lyon
Majority	815 (2.8%)
Born	6 March 1947 (1947-03-06) (age 61) Lochwinnoch
Nationality	Scottish
Political party	Scottish National Party
Alma mater	University of Glasgow

Jim Mather (born 6 March 1947, Lochwinnoch) is a Scottish National Party politician, the Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Argyll and Bute .

Mather was educated at Paisley Grammar School and Greenock High School before attending the University of Glasgow. Before his election to Holyrood he worked as a chartered accountant and ran his own business. He joined the SNP in 1996 and acted as the SNP’s National Treasurer from 2000.

He was the SNP candidate in the 2000 Ayr by-election and was their candidate for Argyll and Bute at the 2003 where he came third. He was elected to the Scottish Parliament as a regional list member for the Highlands and Islands. In opposition he was the SNP's Shadow Enterprise and Economy Minister.

Mather contested Argyll and Bute again at the 2007 Scottish Parliament Election and was successful, winning the seat from George Lyon of the Scottish Liberal Democrats.

After the SNP's victory at the 2007 Scottish Parliament Election, Mather was appointed Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism.

External links

• Jim Mather MSP Scottish Parliament webpage
• Jim Mather profile at argyll-snp.com
• Jim Mather MSP Scottish Government biography

v • d • e Members of the Scottish Parliament in the Highlands and Islands region Elected in the 2007 election Constituency MSPs Jim Mather (SNP, Argyll and Bute) · Jamie Stone (Lib Dem, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) · Fergus Ewing (SNP, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber) · Richard Lochhead (SNP, Moray) · Liam McArthur (Lib Dem, Orkney) · John Farquhar Munro (Lib Dem, Ross, Skye and Inverness West) · Tavish Scott (Lib Dem, Shetland) · Alasdair Allan (SNP, Western Isles) Additional Members Rob Gibson (SNP) · Rhoda Grant (Lab) · Jamie McGrigor (Con) · Peter Peacock (Lab) · Mary Scanlon (Con) · David Stewart (Lab) · David Thompson (SNP) SNP (6 seats), Lib Dem (4 seats), Labour (3 seats), Conservative (2 seats)

v • d • e      Junior Ministers in the Scottish Government Linda Fabiani (Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture) · Bruce Crawford (Minister for Parliamentary Business) · Jim Mather (Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism) · Stewart Stevenson (Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change) · Fergus Ewing (Minister for Community Safety) · Michael Russell (Minister for Environment) Maureen Watt (Minister for Schools and Skills) · Adam Ingram (Minister for Children and Early Years) · Stewart Maxwell (Minister for Communities and Sport) · Shona Robison (Minister for Public Health) ·

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