Hannah Bardell
Hannah Bardell | |
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| SNP Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Spokesman | |
| Assumed office 30 September 2015 | |
| Leader | Angus Robertson Ian Blackford |
| Preceded by | Michelle Thomson |
| SNP Employment Spokesman | |
| In office 20 May 2015 – 30 September 2015 | |
| Leader | Angus Robertson |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Neil Gray |
| Member of Parliament for Livingston | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Graeme Morrice |
| Majority | 3,878 (7,4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hannah Mary Bardell 1 June 1983 Livingston, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Alma mater | University of Stirling |
Hannah Mary Bardell (born 1 June 1983)[1] is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician and has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Livingston since the 2015 general election.[2][3][4] She has been the SNP Spokesperson for Small Business, Enterprise and Innovation since 2015.[1]
Early life and education
Bardell was born on 1 June 1983 in Craigshill, Livingston. She attended Broxburn Academy and the University of Stirling. Bardell served as the National Union of Students' women's officer while studying at university.[5][6] Her first jobs were with STV Glasgow and GMTV London, where she became an assistant producer of The Sunday Programme, a current affairs series.[citation needed]
Political career
After first meeting Alex Salmond in 2007, Bardell joined the SNP's election campaign for the 2007 Scottish Parliament election. For three years, she worked for Salmond and Ian Hudghton MEP in his constituency office.[7] Bardell then worked for the US State Department in their Edinburgh Consulate.[7] before joining the oil and gas industry, initially with Subsea 7, then for Oil & Gas Service company Stork as Head of Communications & Marketing for the UK, Africa & Norway.
Bardell contested the Livingston seat for the SNP in the 2015 UK general election. Her mother had previously finished in second place for the SNP in the same constituency in the 2010 UK general election.[5] Bardell was elected as MP with 32,736 votes (56.9%), a majority of 16,843 over the Labour Party incumbent MP, Graeme Morrice,[8] overturning a Labour majority of 10,791 votes at the 2010 election.[9] Bardell became Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Business, Innovation and Skills) in October 2015 and latterly was Spokesperson for Small Business, Enterprise and Innovation.[1]
Personal life
Bardell is one of 32 LGBT MPs in the House of Commons, saying following the 2015 election that "I only came out to myself and to my family during the election. I then chose not to say anything publicly because I had just got elected and I didn't want it to be one of the first things I said about myself as an MP".[10]
References
- ^ a b c "Biography for Hannah Bardell". MyParliament. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "List of Members returned to Parliament at the General Election 2015 Scotland". The Edinburgh Gazette. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Election 2015 – Livingston". BBC News. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Tufft, Ben (8 May 2015). "Scottish MPs in Westminster: The full list of the SNP parliamentarians". The Independent. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ a b Russell, Greg (20 May 2015). "Meet your new Scottish MPs: #8 Hannah Bardell, Livingston". The National. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Hannah Bardell". Scottish National Party. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ a b Swanson, Ian (9 May 2015). "SNP brings seismic shift to Edinburgh politics". Evening News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Election 2015: Livingston". BBC News. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "Election 2015: Who are the 56 new SNP MPs?". 8 May 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ Leftly, Mark (20 February 2016). "Gay MPs: The photograph that shows Westminster's attitude towards LGBT politicians is changing". The Independent. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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- Alumni of the University of Stirling
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- Lesbian politicians
- LGBT members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- LGBT politicians from Scotland
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