Jim Eadie (politician)
Jim Eadie | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Southern | |
| In office 7 May 2011 – 23 March 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Pringle |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Johnson |
| Majority | 693 (2.1%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 February 1968 Glasgow |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Residence(s) | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Alma mater | University of Strathclyde |
Jim Eadie (born 10 February 1968) is a Scottish politician who was the Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Edinburgh Southern constituency 2011−2016.
Early life
Eadie was born on 10 February 1968 in Glasgow, Scotland.[1][2] He was educated at Waverley Secondary School and the University of Strathclyde.[2]
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 (ABPI) in 2002.[2] He left the ABPI in 2007 to start a healthcare consulting business.[2][3]
Political career
Eadie contested the seat of Edinburgh Southern in the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and defeated the Liberal Democrat incumbent Mike Pringle by a narrow margin of 693 votes,[4] reversing a notional majority of almost 4,000.[5] In the same election, he was the eleventh list candidate for the SNP in the Lothian region.[5]
Eadie was one of seven LGBT MSPs during the 4th Scottish Parliament.[6]
He was Convener of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee 2014−2016.[7]
He stood again in the Edinburgh Southern seat in 2016, although was not elected.
He was selected to stand in the Edinburgh South constituency at the 2017 Westminster election.[8]
References
- ^ "Jim Eadie MSP". Democracy Live. BBC. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d Chris Marshall and Carla Gray (7 May 2011). "Scottish Parliament election: Profiles of the candidates elected to serve in Edinburgh". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "SNP MSP profile".
- ^ "BBC News - Election 2011 - Scotland - Edinburgh Southern". BBC News.
- ^ a b "Herald Scotland: Edinburgh Southern".
- ^ "SNP minister announces he is gay after separating from wife". HeraldScotland.
- ^ "Previous MSPs: Session 4: Eadie, Jim". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ King, Diane (1 May 2017). "Jim Eadie named as SNP candidate for Edinburgh South". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
