Cathy Jamieson MSP
Scotland Minister for Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office  2003
Preceded by	Jim Wallace
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Constituency	Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Born	3 November 1956
Political party	Scottish Labour

Cathy Jamieson, (Born 3 November 1956) is the Minister for Justice in the Scottish Executive, Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity(English) Wha daur meddle wi me? (Scots)[1] Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots[2] Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... The Minister for Justice in Scotland is the head of the Scottish Executive Justice Department and is a cabinet position in the devolved Scottish Executive. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Jim Wallace QC (born August 25, 1954 in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway) is a Scottish politician, first leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, first Deputy First Minister of the Scottish Executive, and and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Orkney. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Scottish Labour Party founded in 1976. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Minister for Justice in Scotland is the head of the Scottish Executive Justice Department and is a cabinet position in the devolved Scottish Executive. ... The Executives logo, shown with English and Scottish Gaelic caption The term Scottish Executive is used in two different, but closely-related senses: to denote the executive arm of Scotlands national legislature (i. ... This article is about the Scottish Labour Party founded in 1976. ... Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) (Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ... For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ...

She became an MSP in the first elections to the Scottish Parliament in 1999, later holding the positions of Minister for Education and Young People in 2001 and then Minister for Justice after the 2003 election. For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... The Scottish Parliament election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6th, 1999. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Scottish Parliament election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. ...

Background

Educated at James Hamilton Academy in Kilmarnock, Jamieson obtained a BA (Hons) in Fine Art at the Glasgow School of Art and a Higher National Diploma in Art at Goldsmiths College in London. Map of Kilmarnock town centre in 1819 Kilmarnock (Cill Mheàrnaig in Scottish Gaelic, and Killie locally) is a large burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of about 60,000. ... 194. ... Goldsmiths College (founded in 1891 by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths as Goldsmiths Technical and Recreative Institute) has been a part of the federal University of London since 1904, when it took its current name. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Trained as an art therapist, she has a certificate qualification in social work, a certificate in management, and has worked in local authority childcare social work, developing her career by working with young people at risk. She was principal officer of an advocacy organisation for young people in care. She was also a member of the Edinburgh inquiry into abuse in residential care and served on the management and advisory committees of several childcare agencies. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The majority of people with disabilities, mental health problems, learning difficulties are looked after at home by unpaid carers such family and friends, sometimes with support from domiciliary care agencies. ...

She is married and has one son.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Jamieson was elected an MSP in the first Scottish Parliament elections in 1999. She was elected Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party in 2000 in leadership elections following the death of First Minister Donald Dewar. The position of Deputy Leader was a first for the Scottish party, and Jamieson was elected unopposed.^[1] Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) (Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ... The Scottish parliamentary election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The First Minister (First Meinister in Scots; Prìomh Mhinistear in Scots Gaelic) is the leader of Scotlands national devolved government, the Scottish Executive, which was established in 1999 along with the reconvened Scottish Parliament. ... Donald Campbell Dewar (August 21, 1937 – October 11, 2000) was a Scottish politician and the first First Minister of Scotland after devolution in 1999. ...

Minister for Education and Children

In 2001, Henry McLeish resigned as First Minister over the Officegate Scandal, regarding the sub-let of his constituency office. In the resulting search for a leader, Jack McConnell was seen by many political analysts as the likely successor.^[2] and he was dully elected on November 22, 2001. Jamieson was appointed Minister for Education and Children in a subsequent cabinet shakeup announced by McConnell.^[3] 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Officegate scandal was a controversy surrounding then Scottish First Minister Henry McLeish in 2001. ... The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post system of election, and eight additional member regions, each electing seven additional member MSPs. ... The Right Honourable Jack Wilson McConnell MSP (born June 30, 1960 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish politician, leader of the Labour Party in Scotland and the third and current First Minister of Scotland. ...

During the UK wide fire strike in 2002, Jamieson was criticised for refusing to publically endorse the Executive's collectively-agreed description of the fire strike as "unacceptable", and opposition MSPs called for her to be sacked. However, the First Minister issued a statement of public support for Jamieson and did not take any action. ^[4]

Minister for Justice

Jamieson was appointed Minister for Justice following the 2003 elections.^[5] The Minister for Justice in Scotland is the head of the Scottish Executive Justice Department and is a cabinet position in the devolved Scottish Executive. ... The polling date for the second Scottish Parliament election was held on May 1, 2003. ...

In February 2005, it was revealed that Jamieson's nephew, Derek Hyslop, tried to blackmail her in 2001 while she was Education Minister. Hyslop was serving a jail sentence for manslaughter, and sent her a Christmas card demanding money, threatening to reveal his criminal convictions if she did not pay him.^[6] Jamieson had paid £100 into his bank account in 1999, following the birth of his son, and Hyslop tried to claim that she made the payment to help him evade the police while he was on the run.^[7]

One of the major crises to face Jamieson during her time as Minister for Justice, was the scandals occurring after the transfer of prisoner escort duties from the police to a private company, Reliance. Four days following the transfer, Reliance accidentally released a convicted killer at Hamilton Sheriff Court^[8]. Jamieson later critisiced Reliance and their security methods, but defended the principle of using a private company to transfer prisoners.^[9]. Opposition parties later called for her to resign, calls that Jamieson rejected, stating I think the responsibility on a minister is to ensure that problems are solved... Some people in the face of problems might turn away, might walk away from them. I have no intention of doing that and I never did^[10]

One of the more high profile campaigns launched by Jamieson was a campaign to ban Buckfast, a tonic wine popular with underage drinkers in many parts of Scotland. She campaigned against shops in her Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency to limit sales of the drink, claiming it was "linked to anti-social behaviour among young people". The distributors of Buckfast later threatened legal action agains the Minister, stating it was harming sales.^[11] Although the reported effect was that Buckfast sales had actually increased substantially in the months following her comments.^[12] On a subsequent visit to Auchinleck, a town within her constituency, she faced an impromptu demonstration by teenagers chanting "Don't ban Buckie".^[13] Buckfast can mean: Buckfastleigh, a village in Devon, England Buckfast Abbey, a monastery near Buckfastleigh Buckfast Tonic Wine, a fortified wine made at Buckfast Abbey Buckfast bee, a race of bee bred at Buckfast Abbey Buckfast is also a cheat for the first Grand Theft Auto game This is a... Auchinleck (sometimes pronounced Affleck) is a town with a population of ca. ... Adolescence (Latin adolescentia, from adolescere, to grow up) is the period of psychological, social, and physical transition between childhood and adulthood (gender-specific, manhood or womanhood). ...

References

External link

• Her personal website