- Margaret Mitchell (Scottish politician)
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Margaret Mitchell MSP Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Central ScotlandIncumbent Assumed office
1 May 2003Personal details Born Janet Margaret Fleming
15 November 1952
CoatbridgePolitical party Scottish Conservative Party Spouse(s) Henry Mitchell Alma mater Hamilton Teacher Training College; Open University; University of Strathclyde Committees Equal Opportunities Religion Church of Scotland Janet Margaret Mitchell (born 15 November 1952, Coatbridge) is a Scottish Conservative politician, and has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland since 2003.
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Early life
Mitchell was born in Coatbridge and attended Coatbridge High School and Hamilton Teacher Training College.[1] From 1974 to 1990, she worked as a primary school teacher in Airdrie and Bothwell, before studying at the School of Law of the University of Strathclyde, where she graduated with an LL.B. in 1992 and Diploma in Legal Practice in 1993. From 1993 to 1997, she was a non-executive director of Stonehouse and Hairmyres NHS Trust. She has been a Justice of the Peace (magistrate) in South Lanarkshire since 1990.[1]
Political career
From 1988 to 1996, she was a member and Conservative Group Leader of Hamilton District Council, and from 1999-2002 was a special advisor to Scottish Conservative Party Leader David McLetchie MSP and James Douglas-Hamilton MSP.[1]
In the Scottish election on 3 May 2007, she failed in her bid to win the Hamilton South constituency, being defeated by Labour's Tom McCabe. However, she was elected as a regional member for the Central Scotland region. She was appointed deputy Scottish Conservative Spokeswoman on Justice, until 2007 when she became Convenor of the Parliament's Equal Opportunities Committee.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Biography of Margaret Mitchell MSP". Scottish Parliament. http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msp/membersPages/margaret_mitchell/. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
External links
- Margaret Mitchell MSP profile at Scottish Parliament site
Members of the Scottish Parliament in the Central Scotland region 
Elected in the 2011 electionConstituency MSPs Alex Neil (SNP, Airdrie and Shotts) · Elaine Smith (Lab, Coatbridge and Chryston) · Jamie Hepburn (SNP, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth) · Linda Fabiani (SNP, East Kilbride) · Angus MacDonald (SNP, Falkirk East) · Michael Matheson (SNP, Falkirk West) · Christina McKelvie (SNP, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse) · John Pentland (Lab, Motherwell and Wishaw) · Michael McMahon (Lab, Uddingston and Bellshill)Additional Members Clare Adamson (SNP) · Richard Lyle (SNP) · Mark Griffin (Lab) · Margaret Mitchell (Con) · Siobhan McMahon (Lab) · Margaret McCulloch (Lab) · John Wilson (SNP)Scottish Conservative Party MSPs Elected in the 2011 election; See also: Members of the 4th Scottish ParliamentOpposition frontbench Gavin Brown · Jackson Carlaw · Ruth Davidson · Alex Fergusson · Murdo Fraser · Annabel Goldie ·
Alex Johnstone · John Lamont · Jamie McGrigor · David McLetchie · Nanette Milne · Mary Scanlon · Elizabeth SmithBackbenchers Margaret Mitchell · John ScottOutgoing Leader: Annabel Goldie MSPCandidates Winner: Ruth Davidson MSPCategories:- 1952 births
- Living people
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2003–2007
- Scottish women in politics
- Conservative Members of the Scottish Parliament
- People from Coatbridge
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2007–2011
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2011–
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