Jim Eadie (politician)
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Jim Eadie is a Scottish
politician, currently a Member of the Scottish Parliament
for the Scottish National Party
(SNP).
He was born in Glasgow
and educated at Waverley Secondary School and the University of Strathclyde
.
Eadie contested the seat of Edinburgh Southern
in the Scottish Parliament general election, 2011, and defeated the Liberal Democrat incumbent Mike Pringle by a narrow margin of 693 votes, reversing a notional majority of almost 4,000. In the same election, he was the eleventh list candidate for the SNP in the Lothian region
.
Prior to entering parliament, Eadie worked for the Royal College of Nursing
and Scottish Television
, before becoming head of the Scottish branch of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
in 2002. He left in 2007 to start a healthcare consulting business.
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, currently a 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 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....
(SNP).
He was born in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
and educated at Waverley Secondary School and the 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...
.
Eadie contested the seat of Edinburgh Southern
Edinburgh Southern (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh Southern is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
in the Scottish Parliament general election, 2011, and defeated the Liberal Democrat incumbent Mike Pringle by a narrow margin of 693 votes, reversing a notional majority of almost 4,000. In the same election, he was the eleventh list candidate for the SNP in the Lothian region
Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
Lothian is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament. Nine of the parliament's 73first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament...
.
Prior to entering parliament, Eadie worked for the Royal College of Nursing
Royal College of Nursing
The Royal College of Nursing is a union membership organisation with over 395,000 members in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1916, receiving its Royal Charter in 1928, Queen Elizabeth II is the patron...
and Scottish Television
Scottish Television
Scottish Television is Scotland's largest ITV franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since 31 August 1957. It is the second oldest ITV franchisee still active...
, before becoming head of the Scottish branch of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry is the trade association for 150 companies in the UK producing prescription medicines for humans...
in 2002. He left in 2007 to start a healthcare consulting business.