John served time as a welder with Butters Brothers, Craigneuk and then spent 28 years with British Steel Corporation at the Clyde Alloy plant.
He has been a member of the Labour Party for over 30 years, holding numerous branch and CLP positions.
He was elected to the former Motherwell District Council in 1992, he served on Planning, Leisure Services, Environmental Health, Staffing, and Policy and Resources Committees.
Currently Convener of North Lanarkshire Council Finance Committee, he was also finance spokesperson for the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities from 2002 till 2007.
Contact details:
John Pentland MSP
265 Main Street
Wishaw
ML2 7NE
Telephone: 01698 303040
Text Relay calls welcome
Parliament:
John Pentland MSP
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Telephone: 0131 348 5773
E-mail: John.Pentland.msp@scottish.parliament.uk