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Encyclopedia > Sarah Boyack
Sarah Boyack

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Constituency Edinburgh Central
Re-Elected 3 May 2007
Majority 1,193 Votes
Date of Birth 16 May 1961
Political Party Labour Party

Sarah Boyack MSP (born 16 May 1961 in Glasgow) is the Labour MSP for Edinburgh Central in the Scottish Parliament. She was brought up in Edinburgh, where her father was an important figure in the Labour Party. Edinburgh Central is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Political Parties” redirects here. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... 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. ... Edinburgh Central is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). ... For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ...


Educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, she became a student at the University of Glasgow in 1979. She became active in the Labour Club, where she was a protege of Margaret Curran. She became chair of the Labour Club in 1981-82, and chair of the National Organisation of Labour Students in 1985-86. During her time at Glasgow University, she was involved in supporting the twinning with Bir Zeit University in the West Bank, which involved serious clashes between supporters and opponents of Zionism. The Royal High School (RHS) in Edinburgh can trace its roots back to 1128, and is generally considered as the oldest school in Scotland and one of the oldest in Europe; it may even be one of the oldest surviving in the world. ... Master of Theology (MTh) Dentistry Nursing Affiliations Russell Group, Universitas 21 Website http://www. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Margaret Curran (b. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Labour Students is an independent student organisation affiliated to the British Labour Party. ... This article is about the year. ... Birzeit University is a Palestinian university situated in the town of Bir Zeit near Ramallah. ... Zionism is a political movement that supports a homeland for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel, where Jewish nationhood is thought to have evolved somewhere between 1200 BCE and late Second Temple times,[1][2] and where Jewish kingdoms existed up to the 2nd century CE. Zionism is...


She was elected to the new Scottish Parliament in 1999, and she was Minister for the Environment, Planning and Transport in the Scottish Executive from 1999-2000. Then Minister for Transport 2000-2001. She was elected Convenor of the Scottish Parliament's Environment and Rural Development Committee in June 2003 and stood down in January 2007 when she returned to the Scottish Executive as Deputy Minister for the Environment and Rural Development. [1] For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... This article is about the year. ... 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. ...


In November 2004 Sarah received the RSPB Goldcrest Award [2] for her contribution to the development of environmental policy since devolution and in December 2005 was named the Scottish Renewables Best Politician.


Political Offices

Scottish Parliament
Preceded by
Constituency Created
Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Central
1999 – present
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
New Creation
Minister for the Environment, Planning and Transport
1999–2000
Succeeded by
Abolished
Preceded by
New Creation
Minister for Transport
2000–2001
Succeeded by
Wendy Alexander
Preceded by
Alex Johnstone
Convenor of the Scottish Parliament's Environment and Rural Development Committee
2003–2007
Succeeded by
Maureen MacMillan
Preceded by
Rhona Brankin
Deputy Minister for the Environment and Rural Development
2007
Succeeded by
Abolished

External links

  • Biography at Scottish Executive
  • Scottish Parliament webpage
  • Sarah Boyack Biography at the Labour party website

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