Shona Robison
| Shona Robison MSP | |
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| Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport | |
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| Assumed office 20 May 2011 |
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| First Minister | Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | Herself as Minister for Public Health and Sport |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dundee City East Dundee East 2003-2011 |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2003 |
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| Preceded by | John McAllion |
| Majority | 10,679 (41.5%) |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland |
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| In office 6 May 1999 – 1 May 2003 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1966 Redcar, England |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Stewart Hosie |
| Alma mater | Glasgow University |
| Profession | community worker, home care organiser |
| Website | Official website |
Shona Robison (26 May 1966) is a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dundee East. She was elected as a Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate in the 2003 election.[1] Previously she had represented the SNP as an Additional Members System member for North East Scotland, having been elected in the 1999 election.
Born in Redcar, England, she went to Alva Academy, and then gained an MA in Social Sciences at Glasgow University in 1989, and gained a Postgraduate Cert in Community Education, obtained in 1990 at Jordanhill College. She was active in the SNP Youth Wing along with figures such as Nicola Sturgeon and Fiona Hyslop.
She is married to Stewart Hosie,[2] who is the Westminster MP for Dundee East and a former National Secretary of the SNP, and who has served as the party's Vice Convenor in charge of Organisation.
After the SNP's victory in the 2007 Scottish Parliament Election, Robison was appointed as the Minister for Public Health.[3] In 2009 she was made Minister for Public Health and Sport in a policy reshuffle. Following the 2011 election, she was made Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport, with Michael Matheson taking on the Public Health portfolio.
[edit] References
- ^ "Labour suffers election casualties". BBC News. 2 May 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2994527.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ "International Women’s Day Debate". House of Commons Hansard Debates. 6 March 2008. http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080306/debtext/80306-0018.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ "The Scottish Executive". The Herald. 17 May 2007. http://www.theherald.co.uk/politics/news/display.var.1404536.0.0.php. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Scottish Parliament
- Scottish Government
- SNP website
- They Work For You
- BBC Democracy Live
- Public Whip Voting Record
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| Preceded by John McAllion |
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dundee East 2003–present |
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