List of female members of the Scottish Parliament
Appearance
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This is a list of women who are or have been members of the Scottish Parliament.
List of female members of the Scottish Parliament
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Wendy Alexander is the sister of former MP Douglas Alexander.
- ^ a b c Sarah Boyack was defeated in her Edinburgh Central constituency seat in 2011, but was elected in the same election as an Additional Member for the Lothian region. At the 2016 election, she was defeated in Lothian, but in 2019 Kezia Dugdale resigned as a Lothian MP, and as the next-placed member of the Labour list for Lothian, Boyack was deemed elected to replace her.
- ^ Roseanna Cunningham was previously the Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth 1995–97, and for Perth and Kinross 1997–2001.
- ^ Margaret Curran was the Member of Parliament for Glasgow East 2010–15.
- ^ Margaret Ewing was the Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire 1974–79, and MP for Moray 1987–2001. Wife of fellow MSP Fergus Ewing, daughter in law to fellow MP/MSP Winnie Ewing and sister in law to Annabelle Ewing.
- ^ Winnie Ewing was the Member of Parliament for Hamilton 1967–70, and for Moray and Nairn 1974–79. Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Highlands and Islands from 1979–99. Mother of Fergus Ewing and Annabelle Ewing and mother in law to Margaret Ewing.
- ^ Trish Godman is the wife of Norman Godman MP.
- ^ Annabel Goldie was made a life peer in 2013 as Baroness Goldie, of Bishopton in the County of Renfrewshire.
- ^ Cathy Jamieson was the Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock and Loudoun 2010–15.
- ^ a b Johann Lamont was defeated for her constituency seat in 2016, but was elected as a Regional Member in 2016.
- ^ Margo MacDonald was the Member of Parliament for Glasgow Govan 1973–74. She was the wife of Jim Sillars.
- ^ Tricia Marwick served as Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament from 2011 to 2016. As is customary, she suspended her SNP party membership for that period.
- ^ Cathy Peattie is the mother of Cara Hilton.
- ^ Shona Robison is the wife of Stewart Hosie.
- ^ a b At the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Elaine Smith was defeated in her constituency, but was elected as a Regional Member for the Central Scotland region.
- ^ In April 2006, Richard Lochhead resigned his seat as one of the MSPs for the North East Scotland region, to contest the Moray by-election. The next person on the SNP list from the 2003 election had been Alasdair Allan but he refused his place in Parliament as he had secured the SNP nomination for the Western Isles in the 2007 election. The next person on the list was Maureen Watt, who took up the place.
- ^ Claudia Beamish is the daughter of Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish, Baron Chelwood.
- ^ Annabelle Ewing was the Member of Parliament for Perth 2001–05. She is a sister of fellow MSP Fergus Ewing, daughter of Winnie Ewing and sister in law to Margaret Ewing.
- ^ In May 2021, Alison Johnstone was elected as Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament. As is customary, she has suspended her party membership of the Scottish Greens.
- ^ Joan McAlpine is the former wife of Pat Kane.
- ^ Siobhan McMahon is the daughter of fellow MSP Michael McMahon.
- ^ Jean Urquhart is the wife of Robert Urquhart.
- ^ On 7 December 2012, John Park resigned as list MSP for the Mid Scotland and Fife region. He was succeeded by Jayne Baxter.
- ^ Cara Hilton is the daughter of Cathy Peattie.
- ^ Richard Baker resigned as MSP in January 2016. His replacement was Lesley Brennan, as she had been next on Labour's North East Scotland regional list.
- ^ Ash Regan was elected as Ash Denham in 2016.
- ^ Ruth Maguire is the daughter of MSP John Finnie.
- ^ Katy Clark was the Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire and Arran 2005–15. She was made a life peer as Baroness Clark, of Kilwinning in the County of Ayrshire in 2020.
- ^ Michelle Thomson was the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West 2015–17.
References
[edit]- ^ "Wendy Alexander". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Jackie Baillie". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Sarah Boyack". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Rhona Brankin". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Cathie Craigie". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Roseanna Cunningham". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Margaret Curran". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Susan Deacon". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Helen Eadie". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Dorothy-Grace Elder". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Margaret Ewing". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Winnie Ewing". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Linda Fabiani". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Patricia Ferguson". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Karen Gillon". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Trish Godman". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Annabel Goldie". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Christine Grahame". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Rhoda Grant". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Janis Hughes". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Fiona Hyslop". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Sylvia Jackson". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Cathy Jamieson". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Margaret Jamieson". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Johann Lamont". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Marilyn Livingstone". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Margo MacDonald". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Kate Maclean". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Maureen Macmillan". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Tricia Marwick". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Irene McGugan". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Lyndsay McIntosh". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Fiona McLeod". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Pauline McNeill". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Mary Mulligan". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Elaine Murray". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Irene Oldfather". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Cathy Peattie". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Nora Radcliffe". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Shona Robison". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Mary Scanlon". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Elaine Smith". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Margaret Smith". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Nicola Sturgeon". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Elaine Thomson". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Kay Ullrich". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Sandra White". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Karen Whitefield". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Rosemary Byrne". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Frances Curran". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Marlyn Glen". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Rosie Kane". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Carolyn Leckie". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Nanette Milne". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Margaret Mitchell". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Eleanor Scott". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Jean Turner". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Maureen Watt". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Claire Baker". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Aileen Campbell". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Angela Constance". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Alison McInnes". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Christina McKelvie". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Liz Smith". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Shirley-Anne Somerville". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Anne McLaughlin". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Clare Adamson". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Claudia Beamish". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Margaret Burgess". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Ruth Davidson". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Kezia Dugdale". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Annabelle Ewing". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Mary Fee". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Alison Johnstone". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Jenny Marra". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Joan McAlpine". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Margaret McCulloch". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Margaret McDougall". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Aileen McLeod". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Siobhan McMahon". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Anne McTaggart". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Jean Urquhart". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Jayne Baxter". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Cara Hilton". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Lesley Brennan". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Ash Regan". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Mairi Evans". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Kate Forbes". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Jeane Freeman". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Jenny Gilruth". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Rachael Hamilton". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Emma Harper". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Alison Harris". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Monica Lennon". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Rona Mackay". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Ruth Maguire". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Gillian Martin". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Gail Ross". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Maree Todd". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Annie Wells". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Michelle Ballantyne". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Beatrice Wishart". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Karen Adam". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Siobhian Brown". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Ariane Burgess". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Stephanie Callaghan". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Maggie Chapman". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Katy Clark". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Natalie Don". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Jackie Dunbar". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Pam Duncan-Glancy". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Meghan Gallacher". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Pam Gosal". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Gillian Mackay". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Màiri McAllan". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Marie McNair". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Jenni Minto". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Carol Mochan". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Audrey Nicoll". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Emma Roddick". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Lorna Slater". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Collette Stevenson". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Kaukab Stewart". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Michelle Thomson". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Evelyn Tweed". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Mercedes Villalba". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Sue Webber". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Tess White". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Elena Whitham". Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Current and previous Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), on the Scottish Parliament website