Peter Grant
Glenrothes
Peter’s constituency stretches from Cardenden to central Leven, with Glenrothes and Levenmouth being its two largest population centres. He was elected to Parliament in 2015, achieving a swing of 35% from Labour to the SNP.
Peter was brought up in Lanarkshire and moved to Glenrothes in 1983. He worked as a teacher before retraining as an accountant with the NHS in Fife, and subsequently worked in a variety of finance related jobs in public sector and charitable organisations.
Peter served as a councillor in Glenrothes from 1992 until 2015. He was leader of Fife Council between 2007 and 2012.
In the last Parliament Peter was a member of the SNP’s International Affairs team and served on parliament’s European Scrutiny Committee and the Select Committee on Brexit.
Supported by his constituency staff Peter gained a reputation as a hard working local MP. He has championed the work of a number of local organisations who provide help to constituents living with the impact of UK austerity cuts. In the last year his team have helped to recover over £93,000 for constituents whose benefits or tax credits had been wrongly assessed by the DWP.
Peter lives in Glenrothes and has been married for nearly 33 years to Fiona, a local GP and Councillor.
Contact Details:
Castleblair Business Centre
Fullerton Road
Glenrothes
Fife
KY7 5QR
Tel: 01592 759335
Email: peter.grant.mp@parliament.uk