Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 8913
mcconnellj@parliament.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Perth and Kinross 1987 general election
Party groups
Member, Labour Scottish Executive 1989-92;
General Secretary, Scottish Labour Party 1992-98;
Leader, Labour Party in the Scottish Parliament 2001-07
Councils, public bodies
Stirling District Council:
Councillor 1984-93,
Treasurer 1988-92,
Council leader 1990-92;
Member:
Scottish Constitutional Convention 1989-98,
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities 1990-92
International bodies
Member:
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Europe 1999-2001,
EU Committee of the Regions 2000-07;
President, European Regions with Legislative Power 2004;
Board Member, UK-Japan 21st Century Group 2010-
Political interests
Education, economic policy, international development, conflict and peacebuilding
Countries of interest
China, EU, Japan, Malawi, Rwanda, USA
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale, of the Isle of Arran in Ayrshire and Arran 2010
Register of Interests
1: Directorships
Non-executive Director, DCM (Optical Holdings) Ltd (dispensing opticians)
2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
Consultant and Visiting Professor, Dubrovnik International University, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Member, Advisory Board, PricewaterhouseCoopers
7: Overseas visits
Visit to Brussels, 8-9 November 2012, to attend annual Belgo-British Conference 2012; all travel and accommodation costs were paid by Belgo-British Conference
10: Non-financial interests (e)
Member, Advisory Board, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, Berlin
Board Member, UK-Japan 21st Century Group
Chair of Board, Radio Clyde Cash for Kids (children's charity linked to Radio Clyde)
Trustee, Moulsdale Foundation (registered charity)
Chairperson, Board of Trustees, McConnell International Foundation (registered charity)