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href="/wiki/Garscadden/Scotstounhill_(ward)" title="Garscadden/Scotstounhill (ward)">Garscadden/Scotstounhill</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />3 May 2012 – 4 May 2017</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Alex Glass</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Saqib Ahmed</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Pollok_(ward)" title="Greater Pollok (ward)">Greater Pollok</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">Member of the Scottish Parliament</a> <br /> for <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Anniesland_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Glasgow Anniesland (Scottish Parliament constituency)">Glasgow Anniesland</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />23 November 2000 – 5 May 2011</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Donald_Dewar" title="Donald Dewar">Donald Dewar</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Kidd" title="Bill Kidd">Bill Kidd</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1956-03-30</span>) </span>30 March 1956<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 68)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, Scotland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data">British</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Co-operative" class="mw-redirect" title="Labour Co-operative">Labour Co-operative</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Ferguson" title="Patricia Ferguson">Patricia Ferguson</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Stirling" title="University of Stirling">University of Stirling</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data">Teacher (English)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bill Butler</b> (born 30 March 1956 in <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>) is a <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scottish</a> <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Labour_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Labour Party">Labour</a> <a href="/wiki/Co-operative_Party" title="Co-operative Party">Co-operative</a> Councillor. He was the <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">Member of the Scottish Parliament</a> (MSP) for <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Anniesland_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency)" title="Glasgow Anniesland (Scottish Parliament constituency)">Glasgow Anniesland</a> from <a href="/wiki/2000_Glasgow_Anniesland_by-elections" title="2000 Glasgow Anniesland by-elections">a by-election in 2000</a> (following the death of the incumbent, <a href="/wiki/First_Minister_of_Scotland" title="First Minister of Scotland">First Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Donald_Dewar" title="Donald Dewar">Donald Dewar</a>) until losing his seat in the <a href="/wiki/2011_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2011 Scottish Parliament election">2011 election</a>. </p><p>Butler is also a committed member of <a href="/wiki/CND" class="mw-redirect" title="CND">CND</a> and has voted against the party in matters concerning nuclear weapons.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_career">Early life and career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Butler_(politician)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, Butler graduated from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Stirling" title="University of Stirling">University of Stirling</a> and <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_College_of_Education_(Glasgow)" title="Notre Dame College of Education (Glasgow)">Notre Dame College of Education</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bearsden" title="Bearsden">Bearsden</a>. He taught at a number of schools in <a href="/wiki/Renfrewshire" title="Renfrewshire">Renfrewshire</a> and in <a href="/wiki/Rutherglen" title="Rutherglen">Rutherglen</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Stonelaw_High_School" title="Stonelaw High School">Stonelaw High School</a>, from 1980 to 2000. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reform_of_damages_legislation">Reform of damages legislation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Butler_(politician)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Reform of damages legislation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2010, Butler launched a Member's Bill in the Scottish Parliament to reform the law on damages for wrongful death,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was successful, being passed by the Parliament on 3 March 2011 with unanimous support.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bill was based on recommendations from the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Law_Commission" title="Scottish Law Commission">Scottish Law Commission</a> intended to bring about fairer levels of compensation for victims of wrongful death cases (e.g. industrial accidents and disease) and their loved ones. The reforms will also mean less cases needing to go to court, which in some cases will eliminate the need for details of victims' lives to be the subject of courtroom wrangling and in all cases will mean that compensation will be paid out more speedily. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Parliamentary_activity">Parliamentary activity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Butler_(politician)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Parliamentary activity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Previously, Butler sought backing in the Scottish Parliament for a bill to make Scottish health boards part-elected. His efforts won the backing of the Health Committee and Health Minister at the time, <a href="/wiki/Andy_Kerr_(Scottish_politician)" title="Andy Kerr (Scottish politician)">Andy Kerr</a>, agreed to allow the scheme to be piloted. </p><p>In August 2008 he declared himself a candidate for the Deputy Leadership of the Labour Party in the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a>, but was not elected. </p><p>After losing his Holyrood seat, he was selected as a Labour candidate for the <a href="/wiki/Greater_Pollok_(ward)" title="Greater Pollok (ward)">Greater Pollok ward</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_City_Council" title="Glasgow City Council">Glasgow City Council</a> elections in <a href="/wiki/2012_Glasgow_City_Council_election" title="2012 Glasgow City Council election">2012</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and topped the poll with 2,462 first preferences. In <a href="/wiki/2017_Glasgow_City_Council_election" title="2017 Glasgow City Council election">2017</a> he stood for the <a href="/wiki/Garscadden/Scotstounhill_(ward)" title="Garscadden/Scotstounhill (ward)">Garscadden/Scotstounhill ward</a> and again was elected as the leading candidate. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Anti-sectarianism">Anti-sectarianism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Butler_(politician)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Anti-sectarianism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Butler has been at the forefront of the campaign to tackle sectarianism in Scotland. In June 2009 he persuaded <a href="/wiki/Alex_Salmond" title="Alex Salmond">Alex Salmond</a> to bring before the Scottish Parliament a new strategy to tackle sectarianism.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Butler_(politician)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Butler is married to <a href="/wiki/Patricia_Ferguson" title="Patricia Ferguson">Patricia Ferguson</a>, a former Labour MSP and former Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, who currently serves as MP in the House of Commons. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Butler_(politician)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14476318.election-2016-former-labour-cabinet-minister-patricia-ferguson-loses-seat-to-snp/">"Election 2016: Former Labour cabinet minister Patricia Ferguson loses seat to SNP"</a>. <i>The Herald</i>. 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title="Johann Lamont">Johann Lamont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marilyn_Livingstone" title="Marilyn Livingstone">Marilyn Livingstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_McConnell" title="Jack McConnell">Jack McConnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Macdonald" title="Lewis Macdonald">Lewis Macdonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angus_MacKay_(Scottish_politician)" title="Angus MacKay (Scottish politician)">Angus MacKay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kate_Maclean" title="Kate Maclean">Kate Maclean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Macintosh" title="Ken Macintosh">Ken Macintosh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maureen_Macmillan" title="Maureen Macmillan">Maureen Macmillan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Martin_(Scottish_politician)" title="Paul Martin (Scottish politician)">Paul Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McAllion" title="John McAllion">John McAllion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_McAveety" title="Frank McAveety">Frank McAveety</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_McCabe" title="Tom 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Gordon">Charlie Gordon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2007</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baron_Foulkes_of_Cumnock" class="mw-redirect" title="Baron Foulkes of Cumnock">Baron Foulkes of Cumnock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Kelly_(Scottish_politician)" title="James Kelly (Scottish politician)">James Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Park_(politician)" title="John Park (politician)">John Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Stewart_(Scottish_politician)" title="David Stewart (Scottish politician)">David Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Whitton" title="David Whitton">David Whitton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2011</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Claudia_Beamish" title="Claudia Beamish">Claudia Beamish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kezia_Dugdale" title="Kezia Dugdale">Kezia Dugdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Fee" title="Mary Fee">Mary Fee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Findlay" title="Neil Findlay">Neil Findlay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanzala_Malik" title="Hanzala Malik">Hanzala Malik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Marra" title="Jenny Marra">Jenny Marra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_McCulloch" title="Margaret McCulloch">Margaret McCulloch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_McDougall" title="Margaret McDougall">Margaret McDougall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siobhan_McMahon" title="Siobhan McMahon">Siobhan McMahon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anne_McTaggart" title="Anne McTaggart">Anne McTaggart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graeme_Pearson" title="Graeme Pearson">Graeme Pearson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Pentland" title="John Pentland">John Pentland</a></li> <li><a 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