Patricia Ferguson

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Patricia Ferguson

Patricia Ferguson (born September 24, 1958 in Glasgow ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Labor Party .

Life

Ferguson attended Garnethill Convent Secondary School in Glasgow and the Glasgow College of Technology , which she graduated with a degree in public administration. She is married to her party colleague and former MP Bill Butler , who represented the Glasgow Anniesland constituency in Parliament for twelve years .

Political career

In the Scottish parliamentary elections in 1999 , Ferguson ran for the constituency of Glasgow Maryhill and won the mandate with a clear lead over the SNP candidate Bill Wilson . As a result, she moved into the newly created Scottish Parliament . In November 2001, Ferguson was appointed Secretary of State for Parliamentary Business and held this post until October 2004. In the 2003 general election , Ferguson defended her constituency. From October 2004 until the end of the legislature, Ferguson was Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport. Ferguson defended her mandate again in the 2007 general election . In the course of constituency reform in 2011, the constituency of Glasgow Maryhill was dissolved. Large parts went to the newly created constituency of Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn , for which Ferguson ran in the 2011 general election. Once again Ferguson managed to defend her parliamentary seat. In the following general election in 2016, Ferguson was defeated by SNP candidate Bob Doris and subsequently left the Scottish Parliament.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Information on the pages of the Scottish Parliament ( Memento of February 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Information on the pages of the Scottish Parliament ( Memento from March 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ^ Information from the Labor Party ( Memento of May 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Results of the general election 1999 on the Scottish Parliament website.
  5. ↑ a b Biographical information ( Memento from September 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ^ Results of the general election 2003 on the Scottish Parliament website.
  7. ↑ Results of the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website.
  8. ↑ Results of the 2011 general election on the Scottish Parliament website.
  9. ↑ Results of the general election 2016 on the Scottish Parliament website.

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personal data
SURNAME Ferguson, Patricia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 24, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Glasgow