Margaret Ewing

Margaret Ewing was born Margaret Anne McAdam on 1 September 1945 was a Scottish National Party MSP. Margaret Ewing courtesy of the SNP. Taken from http://www. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 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. ... Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ...

She attended the University of Glasgow and the University of Strathclyde and was a teacher before becoming an MP for East Dunbartonshire at the February 1974 Election, by just 22 votes. With the downturn in SNP electoral fortunes at the 1979 Election she lost her seat in the House of Commons. The University of Glasgow, founded in 1451, is the largest of the three universities in Glasgow, Scotland. ... The University of Strathclyde is a university in Glasgow, Scotland, which originated as Andersons Institution in 1796. ... 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. ... East Dunbartonshire is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election of February 1974 was held on February 28, 1974. ... The UK general election, 1979 was held on May 3, 1979 and is regarded as a pivotal point in 20th century British politics. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is now the dominant branch of Parliament. ...

She then worked as a freelance journalist before being re-elected to Westminster at the 1987 Election to represent Moray. She stood for the leadership of the SNP in 1990 but lost out to Alex Salmond despite the backing of many prominent SNP members (such as Jim Sillars). This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ... The UK general election, 1987 was held on June 11, 1987 and was the third victory in a row for Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives. ... Moray is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the year. ... Alex Salmond MP Alexander Alex Elliot Anderson Salmond, born on Hogmanay, December 31, 1954 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, is the leader (or National Convener) of the Scottish National Party (SNP). ... Jim Sillars was born in 1937 in Ayrshire, Scotland. ...

At the first Scottish Parliament Election she was returned to represent Moray. She was returned again in 2003. She was married to fellow MSP Fergus Ewing, who is the son of Winnie Ewing. The Scottish parliamentary election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. ... Moray is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... The Scottish parliamentary election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. ... 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... 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). ...

She died of breast cancer on 21 March 2006, aged 60. Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...