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'''George Kerevan''' (born 28 September 1949) is a [[Scottish]] [[journalist]], [[economist]], and [[Scottish National Party]] [[politician]]. He was the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for East Lothian from 2015, until he lost his seat at the snap [[2017 UK General Election]]. | '''George Kerevan''' (born 28 September 1949) is a [[Scottish]] [[journalist]], [[economist]], and [[Scottish National Party]] [[politician]]. He was the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for East Lothian from 2015, until he lost his seat at the snap [[2017 UK General Election]]. | ||
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| − | George Kerevan was a member of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Marxist_Group International Marxist Group,] a [[Leon Trotsky|Trotskyist]] group, between 1972-77.<ref> | + | George Kerevan was a member of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Marxist_Group International Marxist Group,] a [[Leon Trotsky|Trotskyist]] group, between 1972-77.<ref>http://redlug.com/cwi/DefendSoc.htm</ref> He later was a [[Labour Party|Labour]] councillor in [[Edinburgh]] from 1984–1996. |
===SNP=== | ===SNP=== | ||
| − | In 1996, Kerevan left Labour to join the Scottish National Party.<ref> | + | In 1996, Kerevan left Labour to join the Scottish National Party.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=EDTrBxO3_xgC&pg=PA43&dq=%22George+Kerevan%22&lr=&hl=sv&cd=20#v=onepage&q=%22George%20Kerevan%22&f=false</ref> He went on to stand unsuccessfully as the SNP candidate for Edinburgh East at the 2010 UK General Election, as well as an SNP candidate in the Lothian region in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. |
| − | George Kerevan eventually stood successfully as the SNP candidate for East Lothian at the [[2015 UK General Election]]. He won 25,104 votes, a majority of 6,803, and unseated the then-incumbent Labour MP [[Fiona O'Donnell]]. He was a member of the [[House of Commons]] Treasury Select Committee.<ref> | + | George Kerevan eventually stood successfully as the SNP candidate for East Lothian at the [[2015 UK General Election]]. He won 25,104 votes, a majority of 6,803, and unseated the then-incumbent Labour MP [[Fiona O'Donnell]]. He was a member of the [[House of Commons]] Treasury Select Committee.<ref>http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/treasury-committee/membership/</ref> He subsequently lost his seat in the [[2017 UK General Election|2017 snap election]] to [[Martin Whitfield]] of the [[Labour Party]], who won with a majority of 3,083 votes over Kerevan. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:04, 1 July 2023
 George Kerevan    (journalist, economist, politician) | |
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| Born | 28 September 1949 |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Party | Alba Party |
Scottish journalist, economist, previously Scottish National Party, then joined Alba Party | |
George Kerevan (born 28 September 1949) is a Scottish journalist, economist, and Scottish National Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Lothian from 2015, until he lost his seat at the snap 2017 UK General Election.
He joined the Alba Party in 2021.
Political career
George Kerevan was a member of the International Marxist Group, a Trotskyist group, between 1972-77.[1] He later was a Labour councillor in Edinburgh from 1984–1996.
SNP
In 1996, Kerevan left Labour to join the Scottish National Party.[2] He went on to stand unsuccessfully as the SNP candidate for Edinburgh East at the 2010 UK General Election, as well as an SNP candidate in the Lothian region in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
George Kerevan eventually stood successfully as the SNP candidate for East Lothian at the 2015 UK General Election. He won 25,104 votes, a majority of 6,803, and unseated the then-incumbent Labour MP Fiona O'Donnell. He was a member of the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee.[3] He subsequently lost his seat in the 2017 snap election to Martin Whitfield of the Labour Party, who won with a majority of 3,083 votes over Kerevan.
Documents by George Kerevan
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:5G Trade Wars: the US Empire Strikes Back | Article | 16 May 2019 | Huawei 5G US-China trade war | The global 5G marketplace in the control of private monopoly capitalism will result in something akin to Orwell’s 1984 nightmare. That will turn every man, woman and child on the planet into a consumer automaton monitored continuously by big business. |
| Document:Black Cube, the "Mossad" of Commercial Spying | Article | 28 February 2019 | Mossad Black Cube Michael Drury | Michael Drury, the former legal head of GCHQ, has set up in practice defending Russian oligarchs and bankers being chased by the main UK bank regulator (FCA) and the Serious Fraud Office: I wonder what he does for Black Cube? |
| Document:Who is Sajid Javid? An everyday tale of Hedge Funds and Financial Intrigue | Article | 25 July 2019 | Sajid Javid Deutsche Bank Chase Bank Jorge Jasson | Sajid Javid presents himself as the upwardly mobile son of a Pakistani bus driver. In reality, he is a culpable agent of global finance capital and its hedge fund pirates. At heart, they are opposed to all forms of international financial regulation – hence their support for Brexit. |
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