Kate Maclean
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Kate Maclean is a Scottish
Labour
politician, and was the Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Dundee West
constituency from 1999 to 2007.
She was educated at Craigie High School
, Dundee and became a councillor in 1988. Prior to her election she had been leader of the Dundee City Council from 1992. She was also vice-president of Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
(COSLA) between 1996 and 1999.
She did not seek re-election at the 2007 Scottish Parliament elections http://www.alba.org.uk/scot07/retiring.html and her seat was taken by Joe FitzPatrick
of the Scottish National Party
.
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...
Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
politician, and was the 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 Dundee West
Dundee West (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Dundee West 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 from 1999 to 2007.
She was educated at Craigie High School
Craigie High School
Craigie High School CHS is a co-educational government funded day school situated in the city of Dundee, Scotland. It was built new and first opened its doors to pupils in the summer of 1970, although some building work continued until the official opening on December 11, 1970 by Sir Garnet Wilson,...
, Dundee and became a councillor in 1988. Prior to her election she had been leader of the Dundee City Council from 1992. She was also vice-president of Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities is the representative association of Scottish local government and is the employers’ association on behalf of all Scottish councils...
(COSLA) between 1996 and 1999.
She did not seek re-election at the 2007 Scottish Parliament elections http://www.alba.org.uk/scot07/retiring.html and her seat was taken by Joe FitzPatrick
Joe FitzPatrick
Joe FitzPatrick is a Scottish politician, and member for the Scottish National Party for Dundee West in the Scottish Parliament since May 2007, succeeding retiring Labour MSP Kate Maclean.-Life and career:...
of 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....
.
External links
- Kate Maclean MSP official biography at the Scottish Parliament website
- Kate Maclean MSP profile at the site of Scottish Labour