Claire Brennan-Baker

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Claire Brennan-Baker

Claire Brennan Baker , also Claire Baker , (* 4. March 1971 in Dunfermline as Claire Brennan ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Labor Party .

Life

Baker grew up in Kelty and attended Edinburgh University . She then did a PhD in English Literature from the University of Glasgow . She is married to the Labor politician Richard Baker , who holds a seat in Parliament in the electoral region of North East Scotland .

Political career

Brennan-Baker ran for the first time in the Scottish Parliamentary Elections in 2007 on the regional list of the Mid Scotland and Fife region in national elections and gained a seat in the Scottish Parliament . In the 2011 general election , Brennan-Baker ran for the constituency of Mid Fife and Glenrothes , but was defeated by the SNP candidate , Tricia Marwick . Due to her position on the regional list, she will represent the electoral region of Mid Scotland and Fife for another term.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Entry on the pages of the Scottish Parliament
  2. Results of the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
  3. Results of the 2011 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
  4. Results of the 2011 general election on the Scottish Parliament website