Christina McKelvie
Encyclopedia
Christina McKelvie is a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland
. She was elected as a Scottish National Party
(SNP) party list candidate in the 2007 election, and has been elected as MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
in the 2011 election
.
, Cardonald College
, Nautical College, and St Andrews University.
, and against the detention of child asylum seekers at Dungavel
. Christina is also convenor of the SNP Parliamentary Trade Union Group.
Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
Central Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament...
. She was elected as a Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
(SNP) party list candidate in the 2007 election, and has been elected as MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
in the 2011 election
Scottish Parliament election, 2011
The 2011 Scottish Parliament general election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the mixed member proportional representation system is used to...
.
Early life
She studied at St Leonards Secondary then went on to gain qualifications from Anniesland CollegeAnniesland College
Anniesland College is a small, local further education college in Glasgow, Scotland, established in 1964.Kenny Dalglish, the Scottish international football player was briefly a student, as an apprentice joiner, in the 1970s....
, Cardonald College
Cardonald College
Cardonald College is a medium-sized Further education institute located in Glasgow's South Side, in Scotland. Officially opened in 1972, it has over 12,000 full-time and part-time students. Cardonald college takes both students who have just left school and mature students.The Main Campus is...
, Nautical College, and St Andrews University.
Political Life
Within the SNP Government, Christina McKelvie is the Parliamentary Liaison Officer. Locally she has campaigned to support the David Livingstone CentreDavid Livingstone Centre
The David Livingstone Centre is a museum in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, dedicated to the life and work of the Scottish explorer and missionary David Livingstone. The centre is operated by the National Trust for Scotland and is housed in a category A listed building...
, and against the detention of child asylum seekers at Dungavel
Dungavel
Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre is an immigration detention facility in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, near the town of Strathaven that is also known as Dungavel Castle or Dungavel House...
. Christina is also convenor of the SNP Parliamentary Trade Union Group.