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| Aberdeen SNP MSP Brian Adam dies aged 64 | Aberdeen SNP MSP Brian Adam dies aged 64 |
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| Nationalist MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Brian Adam, has died at the age of 64 after being ill for some time. | Nationalist MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Brian Adam, has died at the age of 64 after being ill for some time. |
| The trained biochemist served as a councillor in the north east of Scotland before being elected to the first Scottish Parliament in 1999. | The trained biochemist served as a councillor in the north east of Scotland before being elected to the first Scottish Parliament in 1999. |
| Mr Adam, who was a Mormon and keen Aberdeen football fan, was briefly a minister for parliamentary business in Alex Salmond's second government. | Mr Adam, who was a Mormon and keen Aberdeen football fan, was briefly a minister for parliamentary business in Alex Salmond's second government. |
| The death of the father-of-five will trigger a by-election in Aberdeen. | The death of the father-of-five will trigger a by-election in Aberdeen. |
| The MP for Aberdeen South, Dame Anne Begg, paid tribute to "hard working" Mr Adam. | |
| In a statement she said: "If you were to have a political opponent, Brian was the ideal one. He was always polite and charming. Although we were from different political parties, we got on well. | |
| "Brian always worked hard for his constituents and continued to do so despite his obvious illness." | |
| The politician added that Mr Adam would be sorely missed. |