Gordon Wilson Snp
First minister and snp leader nicola.
Gordon wilson snp. Gordon wilson 1996 credit. Gordon wilson obituary leader of the snp who transformed his party into a professional political organisation during the thatcher era of the 1980s gordon wilson was credited with coining the slogan. Robert gordon wilson 16 april 1938 25 june 2017 was a scottish politician and solicitor.
He was rector of the university of dundee from 1983 to 1986. Gordon wilson was a scottish politician and lawyer who led the scottish national party between 1979 and 1990 and served as the partys mp for dundee east between 1974 and 1987 at a time when snp. Mr wilson who led the party from 1979 until 1990 and served as snp mp for dundee east from 1974 until 1987 passed away in hospital after a short illness.
The first minister nicola sturgeon led tributes to him saying. Gordon wilson led the scottish national party throughout its turbulent 1980s helping the party move from the fringes to the mainstream of scottish politics before handing the reins in 1990 to alex. The impression that most people will have formed of gordon wilson is of a figure of authority an established political leader a distinguished member of.
Wilson passed away on 25 june 2017. Former snp leader gordon wilson has died after a short illness the party has confirmed. Over the coming week 18 22 july commonspace will publish one of the last major political testimonies of a giant of scotlands national movement former snp leader gordon wilson.
The scotsman g ordon wilson who has died aged 79 was a shrewd tactician who during 11 years as leader of the snp turned it from a party beset by feuding into a. He was the leader of the scottish national party snp from 1979 to 1990 and was snp member of parliament mp for dundee east from 1974 to 1987.