Annabelle Ewing

Annabelle Ewing (born 20 August 1960) is a Scottish politician, and former Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament for Perth. She attended Craigholme School in Glasgow and Glasgow University, where she graduated with a law degree. Annabelle Ewing courtesy of the SNP. Taken from http://www. ... Jump to: navigation, search August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Scotland Gardens in Scotland... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Perth was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708 until 1950. ... Jump to: navigation, search Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city and unitary council, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... The University of Glasgow is the largest of the three universities in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

Before becoming an MP, Annabelle was an EC lawyer in Brussels and ran a small legal practice. Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium and is considered by many to be the headquarters of the European Union, as two of its four main institutions have their headquarters in the...

She lives in Perthshire, and is a member of what is perhaps Scottish politics' best-known 'clan'. Her mother is SNP President, Winnie Ewing, who in the past was a member of three different parliaments - Westminster, the Scottish Parliament and the European Parliament. She is sister to MSP (Member of the Scottish Parliament) Fergus Ewing, and sister-in-law to Margaret Ewing, who is also an MSP and a former Westminster MP. Perthshire is an traditional county in central Scotland, which extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south. ... Winnie Ewing (born July 10, 1929) is a prominent Scottish nationalist and was formerly a Member of Parliament (MP), Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland. ... Jump to: navigation, search The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... Fergus Ewing, born September 23, 1957 is a Scottish National Party (SNP) MSP. He is the son of veteran Scottish Nationalist Winnie Ewing (his father was also a SNP councillor) and has long been active in the SNP. He studied law at the University of Glasgow where he was a... Margaret Ewing is a Scottish National Party (SNP) MSP. Born on September 1, 1945, she attended the University of Glasgow and the University of Strathclyde and was a teacher before becoming an MP at the February 1974 Election. ...

Ms Ewing is a member of both Shelter and Amnesty International. Shelter, National Campaign for Homeless People Limited, working as Shelter, is a British registered charity campaigning to end homelessness and bad housing. ... Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization with the stated purpose of promoting all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. ...

Annabelle has been involved in a number of Parliamentary campaigns, including fighting for the rights of Hepatitis C sufferers, and working to gain a public enquiry into the events at Deepcut Barracks, where James Collinson, a constituent, died on March 23, 2002. Jump to: navigation, search Hepatitis C is a form of hepatitis liver inflammation caused by a virus, the Hepatitis C virus (HCV). ... Jump to: navigation, search Deepcut Barracks, officially called the Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut, and formally known as Blackdown Barracks, are British Army barracks situated near Camberley, Surrey, England, and are the headquarters of the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC). ... Jump to: navigation, search March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

She was elected to Roseanna Cunningham's old seat in 2001, defeating the Conservative candidate by just 48 votes, giving her the slimmest majority in Scotland. In the 2005 election, following a radical boundary revision, she contested the new constituency of Ochil and South Perthshire, but lost it to the Labour party candidate, Gordon Banks. Roseanna Cunningham Roseanna Cunningham is an Australian-born (July 27, 1951) British politician, and member for the Scottish National Party for Perth in the Scottish Parliament. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The governing Labour Party, led by Tony Blair, was looking to secure a third consecutive term in office and to retain a large majority. ... Ochil and South Perthshire is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... -1...