Alison Johnstone
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| Alison Johnstone MSP |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Lothians (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) |
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| Assumed office 6 May 2011 |
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| Born | 11 October 1965 [1] Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Political party | Scottish Green Party |
| Spouse(s) | husband |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Website | alisonjohnstonemsp |
Alison Johnstone (born 11 October 1965) is a Scottish politician, the Green MSP for the Lothian region.[2] She also served as a councillor for the Meadows/Morningside ward for the City of Edinburgh Council from 2007 until May 2012.
From 1999, Johnstone worked as an assistant to Robin Harper, a position she held until he stood down and she was elected in May 2011 to the Scottish Parliament.
She was also joint convenor of the Scottish Green Party from 2007 to 2008.[3]
Background
Johnstone is from Edinburgh and has a husband and young daughter.[4]
She attended St. Augustine's High School, Edinburgh.[5]
References
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External links
- Alison Johnstone on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- profile on Scottish Green Party
- Alison Johnstone's MSP website
- Scottish Parliament page
- profile on Edinburgh Greens
- Video
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| Preceded by | Co-Convenor of the Scottish Green Party with Robin Harper 2007–2008 |
Succeeded by Eleanor Scott |
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- Living people
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- People educated at St Augustine's High School, Edinburgh
- Councillors in Edinburgh
- Leaders of the Scottish Green Party
- Scottish Green Party MSPs
- Scottish pacifists
- Scottish Green Party councillors
- Members of the Scottish Parliament 2016–
