Pauline McNeill
Pauline McNeill (born September 12, 1962 ) is a Scottish politician and member of the Labor Party .
McNeill attended Our Lady's High School in Cumbernauld and the Glasgow College of Building and Printing , where she earned degrees in print design and graphic design. She then went to Strathclyde University and graduated with a law degree. From 1986 to 1988 McNeill was chairman of the national student union and then until 1999 regional leader of the GMB union .
Scottish Parliament
In the Scottish parliamentary elections in 1999 , McNeill ran for the constituency of Glasgow Kelvin and won the mandate with a clear lead over SNP candidate Sandra White . As a result, she moved into the newly created Scottish Parliament . In the 2003 general election and 2007 general election , McNeill defended her mandate against White. A change finally occurred in the 2011 parliamentary elections and McNeill was defeated by Sandra White for the first time despite winning votes and thus lost her parliamentary seat.
In the Labor Party's 2011 shadow cabinet , McNeill was designated Minister for Culture and the Constitution. In the 2016 general election , McNeill received one of four Labor Party seats in the Glasgow electoral region and was again a Member of Parliament as a result.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry on alba.org.uk ( Memento from January 13, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Results of the general election 1999 on the Scottish Parliament website.
- ^ Results of the general election 2003 on the Scottish Parliament website.
- ↑ Results of the 2007 general election on the Scottish Parliament website.
- ↑ Results of the 2011 general election on the Scottish Parliament website.
- ↑ Entry on alba.org.uk ( Memento from June 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Results of the general election 2016 on the Scottish Parliament website.
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| SURNAME | McNeill, Pauline |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1962 |