Member Roundtable with Anas Sarwar MSP, Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Join us in conversation with the Scottish Labour Leader and the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance.
With the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar MSP promising to put Scotland at the heart of the next UK Government, what will that mean for the Highlands and Islands? We are delighted that Anas Sarwar MSP and Michael Marra MSP Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance are joining us for a members roundtable discussion.
We anticipate that there will be a great deal of interest in this event and would encourage members to register as soon as possible. The discussion promises to be topical and wide ranging continuing the intense interest that has followed from the publication of the IoD Scotland State of the Nation 2024 Report. Please join us!
Speakers
Anas Sarwar MSP
Leader, Scottish Labour Party
Anas Sarwar (born 14 March 1983) is a British politician who has served as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party since 2021. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Glasgow region since 2016, having been Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow Central from 2010 to 2015.
Born in Glasgow to Pakistani Muslim parents, Sarwar was privately educated at the independent Hutchesons' Grammar School and studied general dentistry at the University of Glasgow. He worked in Paisley as a dentist until being elected as Member of Parliament for Glasgow Central at the 2010 general election when he succeeded his retiring father, Chaudhry Sarwar. During his time in the House of Commons, he served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2011 to 2014.
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