Angela Constance
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Angela Constance is the Scottish Government Minister for Children and Young People and Scottish National Party
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Almond Valley
(formerly Livingston
) since 2007.
She was born in Blackburn, West Lothian
, and raised in Addiewell
and West Calder
. While studying at the University of Glasgow
she was elected President of Glasgow University Students' Representative Council
. (Where, incidentally, her sabbatical vice president was Alasdair Allan
, now SNP MSP for the Western Isles.)
Before her election to Holyrood
, Constance worked as a social worker and was a councillor for West Lothian Council
where she was the SNP spokesperson for children services and lifelong learning. She also stood for the SNP in the Livingston by-election, 2005
.
After her election to Holyrood, Constance announced she was expecting her first child in October 2007.
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
for Almond Valley
Almond Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Almond Valley is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
(formerly Livingston
Livingston (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Livingston was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election....
) since 2007.
She was born in Blackburn, West Lothian
Blackburn, West Lothian
Blackburn is a town in West Lothian, Scotland next to Bathgate and five miles from Livingston. It is situated about from Edinburgh along the old A8 road between Edinburgh and Glasgow.- History :...
, and raised in Addiewell
Addiewell
Addiewell is a former mining village in the Scottish council area of West Lothian. A new prison, HMP Addiewell, opened in 2008.-History:A small industrial village in West Lothian, Addiewell lies to the south of the Breich Water, 2 miles south of Blackburn. The village developed in association...
and West Calder
West Calder
West Calder is a village in West Lothian, Scotland, located 4 miles west of Livingston. The village was an important centre for the oil shale economy in the 19th and 20th Centuries. West Calder has its own railway station. It is also has the most northerly centre of the Dogs Trust, closely followed...
. While studying at the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
she was elected President of Glasgow University Students' Representative Council
Glasgow University Students' Representative Council
Glasgow University Students' Representative Council was founded on 9th March 1886 and recognised as the legal representative body for students of the University of Glasgow by the Universities Act 1889. The SRC is responsible for representing students' interests to the management of the University...
. (Where, incidentally, her sabbatical vice president was Alasdair Allan
Alasdair Allan
Dr Alasdair Allan is the Scottish Government's Minister for Learning and Skills and Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Na h-Eileanan an Iar.-Career:...
, now SNP MSP for the Western Isles.)
Before her election to Holyrood
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
, Constance worked as a social worker and was a councillor for West Lothian Council
West Lothian Council
West Lothian Council is one of 32 local authorities in Scotland and has 32 elected members Councillors who are elected every 4 years.The Council makes its decisions at its meetings, or those of its Committees and Sub-Committees....
where she was the SNP spokesperson for children services and lifelong learning. She also stood for the SNP in the Livingston by-election, 2005
Livingston by-election, 2005
The Livingston by-election, 2005 was triggered when Robin Cook, the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Livingston, in Scotland, died on 6 August 2005....
.
After her election to Holyrood, Constance announced she was expecting her first child in October 2007.