James Devine was born on 21 May 1953 and is a former Labour Party politician in Scotland.
22 Facts About Jim Devine
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Jim Devine was the Member of Parliament for Livingston from 2005 until 2010 and chairman of the Scottish Labour Party between 1994 and 1995.
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Jim Devine was convicted of false accounting on 10 February 2011 and sentenced to 16 months' imprisonment on 31 March 2011.
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Jim Devine was born and brought up in Blackburn, West Lothian and was educated in Bathgate.
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Jim Devine served as the election agent for Livingston Constituency Labour Party and the local MP Robin Cook from the 1983 general election until Cook died in 2005.
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Jim Devine was selected to succeed Robin Cook as the Labour Party candidate in the ensuing 2005 Livingston by-election following Cook's sudden death.
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Jim Devine won, defeating his SNP rival though Labour's majority was reduced by more than 10,000 votes.
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Jim Devine made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 25 October 2005.
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Jim Devine served as the parliamentary private secretary to the Health Minister Rosie Winterton until he resigned in protest at the decision to replace Trident.
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Jim Devine was a member of the Science and Technology as well as the Scottish Affairs Select Committees.
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An employment tribunal ruled that Jim Devine had subjected Kinley to "a course of bullying and harassment".
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Jim Devine was said to have used a friend, Fiona Fox, to pose as an investigative journalist.
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On 2 June 2009, Jim Devine was referred to the Labour Party's 'star committee' with a status of 'urgent' in connection with allegations involving expense claims submitted for a company that never existed.
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Jim Devine had gained the backing of his local party members a week prior to the hearing, but the panel unanimously recommended he should be deselected.
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Jim Devine was thereafter barred from standing as a candidate for the Labour Party in the next UK general election.
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On 5 February 2010 it was announced that Jim Devine was to be prosecuted over his expense claims.
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On 31 March 2011 Jim Devine was sentenced to 16 months imprisonment.
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Jim Devine was released from prison on 1 August 2011 after serving a quarter of his sentence.
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Jim Devine was freed under the home detention curfew scheme, under which prisoners who are deemed to pose a low risk are tagged and released early after serving at least a quarter of their sentence.
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Jim Devine's release was met with anger from groups including the TaxPayers' Alliance.
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Jim Devine is divorced from his wife Liz, and has a daughter and a son.
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In 2005, Jim Devine admitted to a number of affairs and a conviction for drink driving.