Anne McLaughlin
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Anne McLaughlin is a Scottish National Party
(SNP) politician and was a Member of the Scottish Parliament
(MSP) for Glasgow
between 2009 and 2011. She has since unsuccessfully contested the Glasgow Provan
constituency in the May 2011 Scottish Parliament election
and the June 2011 UK Parliament by-election for the Inverclyde constituency
.
but has lived in Glasgow
for many years. She contested Glasgow Springburn
in the 2007 Scottish Parliament election, finishing second, and had previously contested the Glasgow Rutherglen
seat at the 2001 UK General Election
(again finishing second) and the similar Glasgow Rutherglen
seat at the 2003 Scottish Parliament election
. She was SNP campaign co-ordinator when John Mason
won the Glasgow East by-election, 2008
.
, as the next person on the SNP's regional list. Before this she was employed as a researcher for the MSP Bob Doris
. She caused controversy by blogging photographs taken within the Scottish Parliament building
. She has championed the cause of English language skills in Glasgow school-children. She was a member of the Public Audit and Public Petitions parliamentary committees
(2009–2011).
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) politician and was 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:...
(MSP) for Glasgow
Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament , which were created in 1999. Nine 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...
between 2009 and 2011. She has since unsuccessfully contested the Glasgow Provan
Glasgow Provan (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Provan is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...
constituency in the May 2011 Scottish Parliament 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...
and the June 2011 UK Parliament by-election for the Inverclyde constituency
Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency)
Inverclyde is a parliamentary constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaced Greenock and Inverclyde and the Port Glasgow and Kilmacolm areas from West Renfrewshire for the 2005 general election....
.
Education
- 1978 - 1984: Port Glasgow High School
- 1984 - 1987: Royal Scottish Academy of Music and DramaRoyal Scottish Academy of Music and DramaThe Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a conservatoire of music, drama, and dance in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Educational Association, it is the busiest performing arts venue in Scotland...
; University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowThe 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...
Electoral history
McLaughlin comes from Port GlasgowPort Glasgow
Port Glasgow is the second largest town in the Inverclyde council area of Scotland. The population according to the 1991 census for Port Glasgow was 19426 persons and in the 2001 census was 16617 persons...
but has lived 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...
for many years. She contested Glasgow Springburn
Glasgow Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Springburn was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election....
in the 2007 Scottish Parliament election, finishing second, and had previously contested the Glasgow Rutherglen
Rutherglen (UK Parliament constituency)
Rutherglen was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005...
seat at the 2001 UK General Election
United Kingdom general election, 2001
The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats...
(again finishing second) and the similar Glasgow Rutherglen
Glasgow Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Glasgow Rutherglen was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election....
seat at the 2003 Scottish Parliament election
Scottish Parliament election, 2003
The Scottish Parliament election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change in terms of control of the Scottish Executive...
. She was SNP campaign co-ordinator when John Mason
John Mason (Scottish politician)
John Fingland Mason MSP is a Scottish politician and the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Shettleston.He was the SNP Member of Parliament for Glasgow East from 2008 to 2010.-Background:...
won the Glasgow East by-election, 2008
Glasgow East by-election, 2008
The 2008 Glasgow East by-election was a by-election for the UK Parliamentary constituency of Glasgow East which was held on 24 July 2008. The election was triggered when, on 30 June 2008, the sitting MP David Marshall stood down due to ill health....
.
Member of the Scottish Parliament: 2009–2011
McLaughlin became a regional member for Glasgow (Scottish Parliament region) on 6 February 2009, following the death of Bashir AhmadBashir Ahmad (politician)
Bashir Ahmad was a Scottish National Party politician. He was elected to the Scottish Parliament to represent the Glasgow region at the 2007 election, and was the first MSP to be elected from an Asian-Scots or Muslim background. Ahmed was a prominent and well respected figure in Parliament and in...
, as the next person on the SNP's regional list. Before this she was employed as a researcher for the MSP Bob Doris
Bob Doris
Bob Doris is a Scottish politician. A member of the Scottish National Party , he was elected to the Scottish Parliament to represent Glasgow at the 2007 Scottish Parliament election.-Life and career:At the 2007 election Doris contested the Glasgow Maryhill Scottish Parliament constituency,...
. She caused controversy by blogging photographs taken within the Scottish Parliament building
Scottish Parliament Building
The Scottish Parliament Building is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, within the UNESCO World Heritage Site in central Edinburgh. Construction of the building commenced in June 1999 and the Members of the Scottish Parliament held their first debate in the new building on 7...
. She has championed the cause of English language skills in Glasgow school-children. She was a member of the Public Audit and Public Petitions parliamentary committees
Committees of the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament has a number of committees, with small numbers of Members appointed to deal with particular topics or issues.Much of the work of the Scottish Parliament is done in committee...
(2009–2011).