Fiona McLeod
Encyclopedia
Fiona McLeod is a Scottish
politician. She is the Scottish National Party
Member
of the Scottish Parliament
for Strathkelvin and Bearsden
constituency. She has previously been an MSP for the West of Scotland
region from 1999 to 2003.
at University of Glasgow
, before gaining a Postgraduate Diploma
in Librarianship at University of Strathclyde
. She worked as a librarian at Glasgow North College of Nursing and the Marie Curie Huntershill Hospice. She was appointed to Ofcom
's Scottish Advisory Committee from 2004 to 2006, and was a founding member of Westerton Junior Youth Club. McLeod is married with one son.
, where she was runner-up to Labour
candidate Sam Galbraith
. However her number four position on the SNP West of Scotland list was enough to take her to Holyrood. She served as Shadow Depute Minister for Education, Children and Sport.
Galbraith resigned his seat in 2001 but McLeod did not stand in the subsequent by-election
as this would have meant resigning her seat. However she did contest the seat in the 2003 election but finished fourth, behind Jean Turner
(an independent), Brian Fitzpatrick
(who had won the by-election) and Jo Swinson
(who would later become MP
for part of the seat). She also only placed 7th on the SNP list for West of Scotland and so also lost her top-up place in parliament.
In the Scottish Parliament general election 2011 she won the consituency of Strathkelvin and Bearsden
following the SNP landslide victory, defeating David Whitton on a swing of 7.7%
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
politician. She is the 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....
Member
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:...
of the Scottish Parliament
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...
for Strathkelvin and Bearsden
Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Strathkelvin and Bearsden is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election...
constituency. She has previously been an MSP for the West of Scotland
West of Scotland
West of Scotland may refer to:*West of Scotland, an electoral region of the Scottish Parliament*Informally, an area comprising Argyll, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, and Renfrewshire*West of Scotland Football Club*West of Scotland Cricket Club...
region from 1999 to 2003.
Background
McLeod studied HistoryHistory
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
at 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...
, before gaining a Postgraduate Diploma
Postgraduate diploma
A postgraduate diploma is a postgraduate qualification awarded typically after a bachelor's degree. It can be contrasted with a graduate diploma...
in Librarianship at University of Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde , Glasgow, Scotland, is Glasgow's second university by age, founded in 1796, and receiving its Royal Charter in 1964 as the UK's first technological university...
. She worked as a librarian at Glasgow North College of Nursing and the Marie Curie Huntershill Hospice. She was appointed to Ofcom
Ofcom
Ofcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
's Scottish Advisory Committee from 2004 to 2006, and was a founding member of Westerton Junior Youth Club. McLeod is married with one son.
Scottish parliament
In the 1999 election she stood as a constituency candidate in Strathkelvin and BearsdenStrathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Strathkelvin and Bearsden is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election...
, where she was runner-up to Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
candidate Sam Galbraith
Sam Galbraith
Samuel Laird "Sam" Galbraith is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He is a former Member of Parliament and a former Member of the Scottish Parliament....
. However her number four position on the SNP West of Scotland list was enough to take her to Holyrood. She served as Shadow Depute Minister for Education, Children and Sport.
Galbraith resigned his seat in 2001 but McLeod did not stand in the subsequent by-election
Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001
The Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001 was a by-election held for the Scottish Parliament constituency of Strathkelvin and Bearsden on 7 June 2001, the same day as the UK general election and also a Scottish Parliament by-election in Banff and Buchan...
as this would have meant resigning her seat. However she did contest the seat in the 2003 election but finished fourth, behind Jean Turner
Jean Turner
Dr. Jean McGivern Turner is a former Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament for Strathkelvin and Bearsden....
(an independent), Brian Fitzpatrick
Brian Fitzpatrick (Scottish politician)
Brian Fitzpatrick is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He attended St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic school in Glasgow before studying law at Glasgow University...
(who had won the by-election) and Jo Swinson
Jo Swinson
Jo Swinson is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire constituency, a suburban and semi-rural area to the north of Glasgow in Scotland, and is the Deputy Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats...
(who would later become MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for part of the seat). She also only placed 7th on the SNP list for West of Scotland and so also lost her top-up place in parliament.
In the Scottish Parliament general election 2011 she won the consituency of Strathkelvin and Bearsden
Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Strathkelvin and Bearsden is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election...
following the SNP landslide victory, defeating David Whitton on a swing of 7.7%
External links
- STRATHKELVIN & BEARSDEN SNP
- Scottish parliament profile
- Fiona McLeod MSP biography at the Scottish Parliament website
- Fiona McLeod MSP, Strathkelvin and Bearsden (TheyWorkForYou.com)