Ross Renton (born 1 March 1979) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and an educationalist. He was a leading figure in student politics until July 2004. He was previously a director of Endsleigh Insurance Ltd. and chair of NUS Services Ltd.
Ross Renton's notable areas of work included the establishment of Scotland’s first online student book exchange and a member of the lobby team that brought the current Labour government to within 5 votes of defeat over the Higher Education bill in 2004.
Renton was elected Treasurer of the NUS in 2003 and led the reforms of the financially troubled National Union of Students. This resulted in the introduction of a new system of affiliation and a restructuring of the organisation. Edinburgh University Students' Association rejoined NUS after decades of separation due in part to the new affiliation system. The reforms were seen by many as a threat to democracy and in part may have resulted in the depoliticisation of the NUS.
He is currently the prospective parliamentary candidate for Glasgow Shettleston.
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