Scottish politician
James "Jim" Tolson (born 26 May 1965) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Dunfermline West from 2007 until 2011.
Prior to his election as an MSP, he was a Fife councillor and employee of Sky Subscriber Services Ltd in Dunfermline.[1] In 2005, Tolson won a case against Sky at an employment tribunal seeking more time off to carry out council duties.[2]
Tolson's seat was abolished in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election and he contested the new Dunfermline constituency but lost to the Scottish National Party's Bill Walker.[3]
References
External links
- Scottish Parliament profiles of MSPs: Jim Tolson
- Jim Tolson profile at the Scottish Liberal Democrats web site