Born in Greenock in September 1950, Duncan McNeil entered his first shipyard as an apprentice boilermaker in 1965.
He left the industry in 1979 to act as a co-ordinator for the Unemployed Workers Centres in Glasgow.
In 1981, he became a full time official with the GMB union. It was through the union that he was given the opportunity to take advantage of second chance learning, which ultimately led to him becoming a Regional Organiser.
It was in this role that he acted as lead negotiator in the whisky industry - brokering the landmark partnership agreements.
Following six years on the Labour Party's Scottish Executive Committee, Mr McNeil was elected to the Scottish Parliament from the Greenock & Inverclyde constituency in May 1999. He was re-elected as MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde in May 2011.
He lives in Greenock and enjoys golf.
Contact details:
Duncan McNeil MSP
Parliamentary Office
20 Union Street
Greenock
Inverclyde
PA16 8JL
Telephone: 01475 791 820
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Fax: 01475 791 821
Parliament:
Duncan McNeil MSP
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Telephone: 0131 348 5912
Fax: 0131 348 5991
E-mail: Duncan.McNeil.msp@scottish.parliament.uk
Website: http://www.duncanmcneil.com