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Member for:
Midlothian
Party:
Scottish Labour
Date of Birth:
19 January 1950
Place of Birth:
Glasgow, Scotland
Family Information:
Married
Trade Union/Professional Membership:
Honorary Fellow, Royal Institute of British Architects
Member, National Trust for Scotland
Member, Socialist Environment and Resources Association
Member, Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland,
Hon. Member of Chartered Institute of Librarians and Information Professionals Scotland
Co-operative party
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Education:
Jordanhill College School, Glasgow
Aberdeen University BEd , History/Politics Studies, graduated 1975
Additional Teaching qualification in Primary, obtained 1982
Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh
DipSE (Special Educational Needs), obtained 1989
Career History:
2007-2007: Minister for Communities
2005-2007: Deputy Minister for the Environment and Rural Development
2004-2005: Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care
2000-2001: Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development
1999-2000: Deputy Minister for Culture and Sport
1994-1999 Lecturer in Special Education Needs Northern College, Dundee
1990-1994 Principal Teacher Learning Support Inverness High School
1988-1990 Senior Teacher Learning Support Alness Academy
1984-1988 Teacher South Lodge Primary School, Invergordon
1983-1984 Learning Support Teacher Invergordon Academy
1975-1977 Teacher Dingwall Primary School
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Current Members
Previous Members
Rhona was first elected to represent Midlothian in 1999 and was re-elected in 2003 and again in 2007. Before entering the Scottish Parliament she was a lecturer in education and a teacher. She is married with two grown-up daughters.
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