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Brian Fitzpatrick (Scottish politician)
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Brian Fitzpatrick (born 1961) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He attended St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic school in Glasgow before studying law at university.
Between 1985 and 1992, Fitzpatrick worked as a solicitor.
In 1999, First Minister Donald Dewar appointed him as Head of Policy in the First Minister's Policy Unit, he resigned from this post following Dewar's death in 2000.
Fitzpatrick was a Member of the Scottish Parliament between 2001 and 2003. He was elected in the Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001 following the resignation of Sam Galbraith for health reasons.
He stood in the same seat in the Scottish parliamentary election, 2003, but finished second, 438 votes (1.2%) behind independent hospital campaigner Dr Jean Turner.
He is now back working as an advocate in Edinburgh.
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| Preceded by Sam Galbraith |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Strathkelvin and Bearsden 2001–2003 |
Succeeded by Jean Turner |
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