Paul Sweeney
Scottish politician
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| Intro | Scottish politician | |
| Places | United Kingdom Scotland | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 16 January 1989, Glasgow | |
| Age | 35 years |
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Paul John Sweeney (born 16 January 1989) is a Scottish Labour & Co-operative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow North East since the snap 2017 general election, where he defeated sitting MP Anne McLaughlin of the SNP by 242 votes.
Sweeney was educated at Turnbull High School, the University of Stirling and the University of Glasgow. He is an Army Reservist in the Royal Regiment of Scotland. He has worked for BAE Systems and Scottish Enterprise.
On 3 July 2017, he was appointed by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as a Shadow Scottish Minister.