Jim Mather

Jim Mather
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Argyll and Bute
In office
3 May 2007 – 22 March 2011
Preceded byGeorge Lyon
Succeeded byMike Russell
Majority815 (2.8%)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Highlands and Islands
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
1 May 2003 – 3 May 2007
Personal details
Born
James Stuart Mather

(1947-03-06) 6 March 1947 (age 77)
Lochwinnoch, Scotland
Political partyScottish National Party
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
ProfessionAccountant

James Stuart Mather (born 6 March 1947) is a former Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He was the Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism from 2007 to 2011 and a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) from 2003 to 2011. Mather was the SNP's treasurer for four years. Since leaving parliament he has held various non-executive posts and academic roles.

Early life

Mather was born in Lochwinnoch and was educated at Paisley Grammar School and Greenock High School before attending the University of Glasgow. Prior to his election to Holyrood he worked as a chartered accountant and ran his own business.[1]

Political career

He joined the SNP in 1996 and was the SNP's National Treasurer from 2000.

He is credited with making and presenting the economic case for Scottish Independence, having taken the argument to the media, boardrooms and committee rooms across Scotland between 2001 and 2007.

He was the SNP candidate in the 2000 Ayr by-election and was their candidate for Argyll and Bute at the 2003 election. That latter election saw him 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 and held that post for 4 years until the end of the 2011 parliament.

After Parliament

Jim Mather stood down as an MSP at the 2011 election.[2]

In 2014, he chaired the Scottish Government's Working Together Review, tasked with producing a report with recommendations that would facilitate the establishment of numerous progressive and collaborative workplaces in Scotland. That report was positively received and contributed to the establishment of a Cabinet position covering Fair Work and a Fair Work Convention.

In December 2014 he was announced as chairman of the trade body Homes for Scotland, formally taking up the three-year part-time position in May 2015.[3] He stood down by mutual agreement on 12 May 2017.[4]

Mather is currently[when?] a visiting professor with the University of Strathclyde and Heriot-Watt University and fulfils other consultancy and speaking roles.

References

  1. ^ "Ex-minister Jim Mather joins web firm Bloxx". BBC. 29 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Former SNP bright lights say no to Holyrood comeback". The Scotsman. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Jim Mather named chairman-elect of Homes for Scotland". The Courier (Dundee). 12 December 2014.
  4. ^ McCulloch, Scott (3 May 2017). "Jim Mather to step down as Homes for Scotland chair". businessInsider. Insider Publications Ltd. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
Party political offices
Preceded by Treasurer of the Scottish National Party
2000–2004 		Succeeded by
Scottish Parliament
Preceded by Member of the Scottish Parliament for Argyll and Bute
2007–2011 		Succeeded by

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