Jim Devine
Politician
1953 –
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Who is Jim Devine?
James "Jim" Devine is a former British Member of Parliament, having been the Labour Party member for Livingston from 2005 until 2010 and Chairman of the Scottish Labour Party between 1994–95.
On 16 June 2009, following the 2009 expenses scandal, he was barred by the Labour Party from being their candidate for the 2010 General Election, after reports he claimed expenses for work on his home from a non-existent firm. He was convicted of false accounting on 10 February 2011 and sentenced to 16 months' imprisonment on 31 March 2011.
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- Born
- May 21, 1953
Blackburn - Religion
- Roman Catholic Church
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Lived in
- Blackburn
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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