Tom McCabe

Thomas "Tom" McCabe (28 April 1954 – 19 April 2015) was a Scottish Labour Party politician. He was Minister for Finance in the Scottish Executive, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Hamilton South until May 2011.

Tom McCabe
Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform
In office 4 October 2004 – 16 May 2007
First Minister	Jack McConnell
Preceded by	Andy Kerr
Succeeded by	John Swinney
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Hamilton South
In office 6 May 1999 – 5 May 2011
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Majority	3,652 (15.7%)
Personal details
Born	(1954-04-28)28 April 1954 Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Died	19 April 2015(2015-04-19) (aged 60) Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Nationality	Scottish
Political party	Scottish Labour Party
Domestic partner	Lorraine Davidson (separated)

He became an MSP in the first elections to the Scottish Parliament in 1999, later holding the positions of Minister for Parliament (1999–2001), Minister for Health and Community Care (2003–2004), and Minister for Finance.

McCabe died in April 2015 after a short illness, aged 60.^[1]