Duncan mcneil msp biography of michael jackson

Born in Greenock in September 1950, Duncan McNeil entered his first shipyard as an apprentice boilermaker in 1965.

He left the industry in 1979 to act as a co-ordinator for the Unemployed Workers Centres in Glasgow.

In 1981, he became a full time official with the GMB union.  It was through the union that he was given the opportunity to take advantage of second chance learning, which ultimately led to him becoming a Regional Organiser.

It was in this role that he acted as lead negotiator in the whisky industry - brokering the landmark partnership agreements.

Following six years on the Labour Party's Scottish Executive Committee, Mr McNeil was elected to the Scottish Parliamen