The Scottish Parliament: At Twenty

About James MitchellJim Johnston

JIM JOHNSTON has been working at the Scottish Parliament since March 1999 and is currently Clerk to the Finance Committee. He has also been clerk to a number of other committees. He was seconded to the House of Lords EU Select Committee in 2008-9. He holds a BA (Hons) in English and Politics from the University of Strathclyde and PhD in Political Science from the University of Birmingham. His research focused on the economic policies of post-war Labour governments. His publications include a co-authored book on post-war British politics. JAMES MITCHELL holds a chair in Politics at Strathclyde Uni-versity and is a Member of the Hansard Society Scotland Working Group. He was an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Constitution Unit University College London 2001-6. He was an adviser to the Committee of the Centre Northern Ireland Assembly 2001-2. He was a member of Advisory Committee on Policy Making advising the Office of First and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) Northern Ireland Executive late 2000-spring 2001. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Parliamentary Affairs. He is also a member of the British Study of Parliament Group.