Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Official Report
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Convener
Agenda item 2 is to choose a convener. The Parliament authorities have agreed that only members of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party are eligible for nomination, and Murdo Fraser is the only member of that party on the committee.
Murdo Fraser was chosen as convener.
I congratulate Murdo Fraser on his appointment and hand over the chair to him for the rest of the proceedings.
Thank you very much. That was by far the easiest election that I have fought this year and undoubtedly my most successful. I thank members for their support.
I should say a word about the outgoing convener, my good friend and colleague Gavin Brown, who served on the committee since the election. I know that he appreciated the support from members, although he has warned me who the troublemakers are—I am not looking at anybody in particular—so I have been advised who to keep an eye on. This is a return to old pastures for me because, in the second session of Parliament, I spent four years on the Enterprise and Culture Committee, to which this committee is in effect the successor. I am back on familiar territory and look forward to working with members.