1. Thomas James Greatrex was born on 30 September 1974 and is a British Labour Co-op politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West between 2010 and 2015 and the Shadow Energy Minister from 2011 to 2015.
11 Facts About Tom Greatrex
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In 2016 Tom Greatrex became the CEO of the Nuclear Industry Association.
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Tom Greatrex worked as a researcher to Opposition Chief Whip Donald Dewar, prior to the 1997 General Election, remaining in the role after Nick Brown took over as Chief Whip, later moving with him to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 1998.
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Tom Greatrex left this role in 1999 to work as a GMB Union official for five years.
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Tom Greatrex moved to Scotland in 2004 to take on a role as a chief officer at East Dunbartonshire Council then worked as Director of Corporate Affairs for NHS 24 between 2006 and 2007.
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Tom Greatrex latterly worked as a policy adviser for Scottish Secretaries Douglas Alexander, Des Browne and Jim Murphy.
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Since 1 February 2016 Tom Greatrex has been CEO of the Nuclear Industry Association.
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Tom Greatrex is currently vice-chairman of the Football Supporters Association.
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Tom Greatrex was the Shadow Under-Secretary of State for Scotland supporting Ann McKechin, Shadow Secretary State for Scotland until October 2011, when he was made Shadow Energy Minister.
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Tom Greatrex lost his Westminster seat to Margaret Ferrier of the Scottish National Party at the 2015 general election, she was elected with a majority of 9,975 votes.
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Tom Greatrex is a fierce and outspoken critic of the firm Atos, who conduct Work Capability Assessments of disabled people on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.