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Shona Robison MSP

Shona Robison is a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dundee East, being elected as a Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate at the 2003 election. Previously she had represented the SNP as a Additional Members System member for North East Scotland, being elected at the 1999 election. Download high resolution version (1188x1540, 654 KB) Copyright The image may be used for any purpose, except that it is not to be used by any political party operating in Scotland except the SNP File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... Download high resolution version (1188x1540, 654 KB) Copyright The image may be used for any purpose, except that it is not to be used by any political party operating in Scotland except the SNP File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... ... Location within the British Isles. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which favours Scottish independence. ... The polling date for the second Scottish Parliament election was held on May 1, 2003. ... The Additional Member System (AMS) is a voting system where some representatives are elected from geographic constituencies and others are elected under proportional representation from party lists. ... North East Scotland is one of the eight electoral areas for the Scottish Parliament through which 7 of the 56 Additional Members System MSPs are elected. ... The polling date for the first Scottish Parliament election was held on 7th May, 1999. ...


Born in Redcar, in England on May 26, 1966, she was active in the SNP Youth Wing along with figures such as Nicola Sturgeon and Fiona Hyslop. She currently serves as the Shadow Health Minister in the Parliament. Map sources for Redcar at grid reference NZ6124 Redcar town centre Redcar is a town in the historical North Riding of Yorkshire, England, presently administered by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, after a brief spell under Cleveland. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... The Young Scots for Independence (YSI) is the youth wing of the Scottish National Party (SNP). ... Nicola Sturgeon is a Scottish politician and current Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party. ... Fiona Hyslop, born August 1, 1964 is a Scottish politician. ...


She is married to Stewart Hosie, the Westminster MP for Dundee East and a former National Secretary of the SNP, as well as having served as the party's Vice Convenor in charge of Organisation. Stewart Hosie MP Stewart Hosie is the Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for the Dundee East constituency in the 2005 UK General Election. ...


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Aberdeen Open Day, 2005 - British Stammering Association (Scotland) (544 words)
Shona Robison, MSP, was a keynote speaker at BSA Scotland's first Open Day, in Aberdeen.
The programme included a speech by Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, who unexpectedly revealed that she had stammered as a child.
Shona was followed by Dr Cameron Stark, Public Health Consultant for NHS Highland, who presented current findings on the epidemiology and treatment of childhood stammering before outlining the research he and Roberta Lees have carried out on the attitudes of potential referral agents, such as GPs, Health Visitors and nursery teachers, in Highland.
Scottish Parliament June 2002, National Campaign for Firework Safety (6255 words)
Shona Robison is to be congratulated on lodging the motion that we are debating today.
Shona Robison alluded to the fact that fireworks can also be used in a deliberate and sustained campaign of intimidation and for other extremely offensive purposes.
Shona Robison, Sylvia Jackson and Marilyn Livingstone spoke about the powers that are available to local authorities in respect of vendor licensing under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.
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