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Jack McConnell

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Jack Wilson McConnell, Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale, (born 30 June 1960) is a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 2001 to 2007. McConnell served as the Minister for Finance from 1999 to 2000 and Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs from 2000 to 2001. He has been a Labour life peer in the House of Lords since 2010 and previously served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Motherwell and Wishaw from 1999 to 2011. McConnell held the Presidency of the Conference of European Regions with Legislative Power (REGLEG) during November 2003 to November 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Jack McConnell is the 14,644th most popular politician (up from 18,969th in 2024), the 3,734th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 7,236th in 2019) and the 505th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jack McConnell ranks 14,644 out of 19,576. Before him are Paulo Maluf, Jens Christian Christensen, Virginia Hall, Polymestor, Rudolf Gnägi, and Adrian Hasler. After him are Hau Pei-tsun, Publius Claudius Pulcher, Marc Forné Molné, Nikola Šainović, Nasser Al-Sabah, and Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jack McConnell ranks 3,734 out of 8,785. Before him are Delia Derbyshire (1937), John Polkinghorne (1930), Joe Abercrombie (1974), Nigel Terry (1945), and Billy McNeill (1940). After him are Lucy Walter (1630), Don Revie (1927), Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1341), Derek Bell (1941), Jennifer Saunders (1958), Jonny Greenwood (1971), and Thomas Middleton (1580).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Jack McConnell ranks 505. Before him are Joseph Cook (1860), Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593), Alan Bullock (1914), Philip Hammond (1955), Lambert Simnel (1477), and Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374). After him are Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1341), John Negroponte (1939), John Julius Norwich (1929), Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster (1355), Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby (1841), and Archibald Sayce (1845).

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