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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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==Political career==
 
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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>{{cite web|url=http://redlug.com/cwi/DefendSoc.htm|title=Defending a socialist programme|accessdate=12 March 2018}}</ref> He later served as a [[Labour Party|Labour]] councillor in [[Edinburgh]] from 1984–1996.
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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>http://redlug.com/cwi/DefendSoc.htm</ref> He later was a [[Labour Party|Labour]] councillor in [[Edinburgh]] from 1984–1996.
  
 
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In 1996, Kerevan left Labour to join the Scottish National Party.<ref>{{cite book|last=Denver|first=DT|title=Scotland decides: the devolution issue and the 1997 referendum|publisher=Routledge|year=2000|isbn=978-0-7146-5053-1|url=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.
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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>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/treasury-committee/membership/ |title=Treasury Committee - membership |publisher=House of Commons |date=8 July 2015 |accessdate=18 July 2015}}</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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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

Person.png George Kerevan  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(journalist, economist, politician)
George Kerevan.jpg
Born28 September 1949
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
PartyAlba 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

TitleDocument typePublication dateSubject(s)Description
Document:5G Trade Wars: the US Empire Strikes BackArticle16 May 2019Huawei
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 SpyingArticle28 February 2019Mossad
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 IntrigueArticle25 July 2019Sajid 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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