# John Pentland

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Member of the Scottish Parliament (born 1946)

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John Pentland Member of the Scottish Parliament for Motherwell and Wishaw In office 5 May 2011 – 24 March 2016 Preceded by Jack McConnell Succeeded by Clare Adamson Personal details Party Scottish Labour

**John Williamson Pentland** is a former [Scottish Labour Party](/source/Scottish_Labour) politician. He was the [Member of the Scottish Parliament](/source/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament) (MSP) for the [Motherwell and Wishaw](/source/Motherwell_and_Wishaw_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)) constituency from 2011 to 2016.

Pentland worked as a welder with Butters Brothers, Craigneuk and then spent 28 years with British Steel Corporation at the Clyde Alloy plant. He has been a member of the Labour Party for over 30 years, holding numerous branch and CLP positions. He was elected to the former [Motherwell District Council](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Motherwell_District_Council&action=edit&redlink=1) in 1992, and served on Planning, Leisure Services, Environmental Health, Staffing, and Policy and Resources Committees. Prior to his election as an MSP, he was Convener of [North Lanarkshire Council](/source/North_Lanarkshire_Council) Finance Committee, he was also finance spokesperson for the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities from 2002 till 2007.[1]

John Pentland was elected to the Scottish Parliament in the [election of 5 May 2011](/source/Scottish_elections_in_May_2011).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Scottish Labour Party biographical note](http://www.scottishlabour.org.uk/johnpentland) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110506143230/http://www.scottishlabour.org.uk/johnpentland) 2011-05-06 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

## External links

- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: [John Pentland](https://www.parliament.scot/msps/current-and-previous-msps/john-pentland)

- [johnpentland.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20120205212840/http://johnpentland.org/) John Pentland (personal website)

Scottish Parliament Preceded by Jack McConnell Member of the Scottish Parliament for Motherwell and Wishaw 2011–2016 Succeeded by Clare Adamson

v t e Former Labour Party MSPs By date first representing Scottish Labour in the Scottish Parliament 1999 Wendy Alexander Scott Barrie Sarah Boyack Rhona Brankin Bill Butler Malcolm Chisholm Cathie Craigie Margaret Curran Susan Deacon Donald Dewar Helen Eadie Patricia Ferguson Sam Galbraith Karen Gillon Trish Godman Rhoda Grant Iain Gray Hugh Henry John Home Robertson Janis Hughes Gordon Jackson Sylvia Jackson Cathy Jamieson Margaret Jamieson Andy Kerr Johann Lamont Marilyn Livingstone Jack McConnell Lewis Macdonald Angus MacKay Kate Maclean Ken Macintosh Maureen Macmillan Paul Martin John McAllion Frank McAveety Tom McCabe Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale Henry McLeish Michael McMahon Duncan McNeil Des McNulty Alasdair Morrison Bristow Muldoon Mary Mulligan Elaine Murray Irene Oldfather Peter Peacock Cathy Peattie Richard Simpson Elaine Smith Elaine Thomson Mike Watson Ian Welsh Karen Whitefield Allan Wilson 2001 Brian Fitzpatrick 2003 Richard Baker Marlyn Glen Christine May 2005 Charlie Gordon 2007 Baron Foulkes of Cumnock James Kelly John Park David Stewart David Whitton 2011 Claudia Beamish Kezia Dugdale Mary Fee Neil Findlay Hanzala Malik Jenny Marra Margaret McCulloch Margaret McDougall Siobhan McMahon Anne McTaggart Graeme Pearson John Pentland Drew Smith 2012 Jayne Baxter 2013 Cara Hilton 2014 Alex Rowley 2016 Lesley Brennan Monica Lennon Richard Leonard Colin Smyth 2021 Foysol Choudhury Pam Duncan-Glancy Paul O'Kane Mercedes Villalba Martin Whitfield 2025 Davy Russell

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