Christine May

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Christine May (born 23 March 1948, Dublin) is a Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Fife Central constituency since 2003. Raised and educated in Dublin, Christine worked in the catering industry in Dublin and then London, and first moved to Scotland in 1984, where she became a college lecturer.

She was elected to the Fife Central seat after former First Minister Henry McLeish stood down as MSP following a scandal relating to the sub-letting of his constituency office - dubbed "Officegate" by the media. She had previously been leader of Fife Council from 1998. She represented a ward in Kirkcaldy as a councillor, and still lives in the town, which is just outside the Fife Central constituency. Her constituency office is based in Glenrothes, adjacent to Fife Council's headquarters.

Her majority is 2,762 votes (down from 8,000+ for Henry) making Central Fife one of the key marginals in Scotland and a target for the SNP; it is the 12th most marginal Labour seat. Parties other than Labour and the SNP all registered less than 10% each in 2003.

Christine May is a Catholic, and is married with two grown-up children.