Paul O'Kane

Paul O'Kane
MSP
Deputy Convener of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
In office
22 June 2021 – 25 April 2023
Preceded byEmma Harper
Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Scotland
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 May 2021
Scottish Labour portfolios
2021–2023Shadow Minister for Public Health, Social Care and Drugs Policy
2023–PresentShadow Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Social Security, and Equalities
Personal details
Born
Paul Francis O'Kane

(1988-03-21) 21 March 1988 (age 36)
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Political partyScottish Labour Co-operative
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow

Paul Francis O'Kane (born 21 March 1988) is a Scottish Labour and Co-operative politician who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the West Scotland region since 2021.[1]

Early life

Born in Paisley Raised in Neilston, Paul O'Kane attended St Luke's High School in Barrhead, where he was Head Boy. From there he went onto study at the University of Glasgow for an MA (Hons) in English Literature and Politics. Whilst attending the University of Glasgow, he was chair of the University Labour Club.

Third Sector career

After graduating from university in 2010, O'Kane worked as a Development Officer with Volunteer Centre East Dunbartonshire.[1] He then worked for the Beardmore Trust in Clydebank. Prior to his election to the Scottish Parliament, he worked for seven years with ENABLE Scotland, a major learning disability charity and social care provider, leaving the role of Policy and Participation Manager upon his election to Parliament.

Political career

O'Kane worked as a parliamentary researcher to two Scottish Labour MPs, Jim Murphy (2007–10) and Gemma Doyle (2012–13).[1] He served as a member of East Renfrewshire Council from 2012, representing the people of Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North[2] and served as Deputy Education convenor. He was re-elected in 2017 to represent the new council ward Newton Mearns North and Neilston[3] following boundary changes and became Deputy Leader of East Renfrewshire Council as well as Convenor for Education and Equalities. He was the Scottish Labour group leader on the council from 2017 to 2021.[4] He stood down as a councillor at the 2022 council elections.[1]

On 6 April 2015, he was chased down a street in Barrhead by a man with a chainsaw while campaigning for Jim Murphy in the 2015 general election.[5]

O'Kane has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament for West Scotland since the 2021 Scottish Parliament Election.[6] He served as Deputy Convenor of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee from 2021[7] until 2023 and Scottish Labour Shadow Minister for Public Health, Social Care and Drugs Policy. In April 2023, he was promoted to the position of Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Social and Equalities replacing Pam Duncan Glancy who moved to the Education and Skills Portfolio.[8]

O'Kane backed the UK Government’s decision to introduce means-testing for the Winter Fuel Payment, voting in the Scottish Parliament against calls to reverse the decision.[9]

Personal life

O'Kane is the first openly gay man elected to the Scottish Parliament for Scottish Labour.[10] O'Kane married his husband in August 2021.[11][1] According to Who's Who, O'Kane's recreations are "travelling, reading, going to the theatre, spending time with family and friends".[1] O'Kane has UK and Irish citizenship.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "O'Kane, Paul, (born 21 March 1988), Member (Lab) West Scotland, Scottish Parliament, since 2021". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u295999. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2012 - East Renfrewshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Local government elections 2017 - East Renfrewshire Council". www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Council deputy leader quits role after being elected as an MSP". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Man chased councillor with chainsaw". BBC News. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Scottish Election 2021: List MSPs confirmed for West Scotland". Helensburgh Advertiser. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Session 6 Health Social Care and Sport Committee". www.parliament.scot. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Scottish Labour say they are election ready".
  9. ^ "How every MSP voted as Holyrood rejected the UK's Winter Fuel Payment cut". The National. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  10. ^ Brawn, Stephanie (12 May 2021). "Scottish Labour's Paul O'Kane "honoured" to be first gay man elected for party". Daily Record.
  11. ^ Houston, Stephen (22 January 2022). "After 17 years the artery of Scottish Labour's first publicly-gay MSP will flow". Daily Record.
  12. ^ "*". www.parliament.scot. Retrieved 27 August 2024.


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