Bill Walker (SNP politician)
Scottish nationalist politician (born 1942)
William George Walker (born 31 March 1942) is a Scottish politician who was the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Dunfermline constituency from 2011 until his resignation in 2013. He was elected as a Scottish National Party (SNP) Member but was expelled from the party in 2012 and then served as an Independent Member. In 2013, he was convicted of 23 charges of domestic violence, and then resigned as an MSP following pressure from other politicians and the press.
Early life
Walker was born in Edinburgh. He attended the old Royal High School in Edinburgh. He obtained a First Class Honours BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Edinburgh and a Postgraduate Certificate in Computer Programming from Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, and a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Edinburgh Management School.
He is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, and a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute.
Political career
He served as a councillor on Fife Council from 2007 until 2012. While serving as a West Fife and Coastal Villages Councillor, Walker was a member of Fife Council's Environment, Enterprise & Transportation Committee from 2007 to 2012.
In May 2011, he was elected MSP for the Dunfermline Scottish Parliament constituency, gaining the seat for the Scottish National Party.
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