Helen Eadie
| Helen Eadie MSP | |
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| Deputy Convener of the Scottish Parliament Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee |
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| Assumed office 14 June 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Marilyn Livingstone |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Cowdenbeath Dunfermline East (1999-2011) |
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| Assumed office 6 May 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Majority | 1,247 (4.9%) |
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| Born | 7 March 1947 Stenhousemuir |
| Political party | Labour Co-operative |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
Helen Eadie (born 7 March 1947) is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician and has represented Dunfermline East in the Scottish Parliament since 1999.
[edit] Background
Born in Stenhousemuir, Eadie was educated at Larbert High School, and is a graduate of the London School of Economics where she received a Certificate in Trade Union Studies (Industrial Relations Department) in 1970. She is a member of the Church of Scotland, and is married with two grown up daughters. Prior to her election to Holyrood was a full time trade union official for the GMB and a councillor on Fife Council. Her father-in-law was former MP for Midlothian Alex Eadie. Eadie has worked for her father-in-law and Harry Ewing at Westminster, and was on James Callaghan's general election campaign team.
[edit] Member of the Scottish Parliament
At Holyrood Eadie has been a member of the Transport and Environment Committee and European and External Relations Committee, as well as serving as Depute Convener of the Public Petitions Committee in the first session of the Scottish Parliament. In the second session of the Scottish Parliament Eadie was a member of both the Health Committee and the Public Petitions Committee. In the third session Eadie was a member of the Health Committee and Subordinate Legislation Committee, as well as the Bill Committee for the End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Profile on the Scottish Parliament Website
- Helen Eadie MSP Biography at Scottish Parliament website
- Helen Eadie MSP Biography at Labour party website
- Helen Eadie MSP Helen's pages on the Fife Labour website
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dunfermline East 1999–present |
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- Living people
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- Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003–2007
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011
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