Frank McAveety (born 27 June 1962) is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Shettleston.
He was educated at All Saints Secondary School, Glasgow, and at Strathclyde University and St. Andrew's College of Education , Glasgow. Before his election to the Scottish Parliament, he taught history in Glasgow and Renfrewshire. He was a member of Glasgow District Council from 1988 until 1996, then a member and Leader (from 1997) of Glasgow City Council until 1999.
He was Deputy Minister for Local Government in the Scottish Executive from 1999 to 2000. He returned to office as Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care in May 2002. He was appointed Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport following the Scottish Parliamentary Election, 2003. He was dismissed in October 2004 following the 'Piegate' incident, when he failed to appear at Ministerial Question Time in the Parliament. Although he claimed to have been detained at an awards ceremony, he had been spotted in the Parliament canteen.
See also
List of Scottish Executive Ministerial Teams
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