Jackie Baillie

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Jackie Baillie

Jacqueline Marie Baillie (born January 15, 1964 in Hong Kong ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Labor Party .

Life

Baillie was born in Hong Kong to a Portuguese father and a Scottish mother. She attended St Anne's School in Windermere and then earned a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Glasgow . She then worked for both non-profit and public organizations for unemployment assistance and economic development. She lives in Dumbarton with her husband and daughter .

Political career

In the first Scottish general election in 1999, Baillie first ran for national elections. She applied for the direct mandate of the constituency of Dumbarton and was able to win it with a clear lead over the SNP candidate. In the first cabinet, she held the position of deputy state secretary for municipalities and was promoted to state secretary for social justice following the cabinet change after the death of First Minister Donald Dewar . She held this position until November 2001. In the parliamentary elections in 2003 and 2007 , Baillie defended her mandate. In the Labor Party's shadow cabinet , she was scheduled for the 2007 elections as State Secretary for Parliamentary Affairs. In the Scottish parliamentary elections 2011 , Baillie defended her mandate for Dumbarton again and was able to increase her share of the vote for the first time. She is appointed Minister of Health in the Labor Party's shadow cabinet. With a lead of only 109 votes, Baillie defended her mandate in the Scottish general election in 2016 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Information from the Scottish Parliament
  2. ↑ Results of the general election 1999 on the Scottish Parliament website
  3. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
  4. ^ Results of the general election 2003 on the Scottish Parliament website
  5. ↑ Results of the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
  6. ↑ a b Information from the Labor Party ( Memento of the original dated February 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.scottishlabour.org.uk
  7. ↑ Results of the 2011 general election on the Scottish Parliament website
  8. ↑ Information from the Scottish Parliament
personal data
SURNAME Baillie, Jackie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baillie, Jacqueline Marie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Hong Kong